Stop signSlovakia
Traffic rules
Slovakia
1. Stop sign
A stop sign requires drivers to bring their vehicle to a complete stop and give way before entering or crossing the road ahead. The stop must be made at the stop line or another legally prescribed position.
After stopping, the driver may continue only when this can be done safely and without interfering with traffic that has priority. The sign does not create priority for the driver who has stopped.
Must I stop completely at a stop sign in Slovakia?
Yes. Come to a complete stop when the applicable stop sign controls your approach, even when you cannot see another road user. Slowing to a crawl is not a stop. The stopping duty is separate from the duty to give way before continuing.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Act 8/2009 section 20; Decree 30/2020 sign 202 and marking 604
Where must I stop at a stop-controlled junction in Slovakia?
Stop at the STOP line. If no line marks the stopping position, stop where you have an adequate view of the junction, before entering in conflict with priority traffic. Give way as well as stopping; if the view from the line is restricted, approach further only with care and without obstructing priority traffic.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Act 8/2009 section 20; Decree 30/2020 sign 202 and marking 604
Does stopping first give me priority at a stop sign in Slovakia?
A complete stop does not, by itself, give you priority. Give way to the road users entitled to pass under the junction’s signs and rules, check pedestrians and cyclists, and proceed only when the gap is safe. Do not follow another stopped vehicle through without satisfying your own stopping and yielding duties.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Act 8/2009 section 20; Decree 30/2020 sign 202 and marking 604
