Traffic Rules
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- 1. General provisions
- 2. Obligations and rights of motor vehicle drivers
- 3. Movement of vehicles with special signals
- 4. Obligations and rights of pedestrians
- 5. Obligations and rights of passengers
- 6. Requirements for cyclists
- 7. Requirements for persons driving animal-drawn vehicles and animal herders
- 8. Traffic regulation
- 9. Warning signals
- 10. Starting movement and changing direction
- 11. Positioning of vehicles on the road
- 12. Speed limits
- 13. Following distance, lateral clearance, oncoming traffic
- 14. Overtaking
- 15. Stopping and parking
- 16. Crossing intersections
- 17. Advantages of route transport vehicles
- 18. Crossing pedestrian crossings and vehicle stops
- 19. Use of external lighting devices
- 20. Movement through railway crossings
- 21. Passenger transportation
- 22. Cargo transportation
- 23. Towing and operation of vehicle trains
- 24. Driving instruction
- 25. Movement of vehicles in convoys
- 26. Movement in residential and pedestrian zones
- 27. Movement on highways and roads for automobiles
- 28. Movement on mountain roads and steep descents
- 29. International traffic
- 30. Number plates, identification signs, inscriptions and markings
- 31. Technical condition of vehicles and their equipment
- 32. Specific traffic issues requiring coordination
- 33.1. Warning signs
- 33.2. Priority signs
- 33.3. Prohibitory signs
- 33.4. Mandatory signs
- 33.5. Information and directional signs
- 33.6. Service signs
- 33.7. Supplementary plates for road signs
- 34.1. Horizontal road markings
- 34.2. Vertical road markings
28. Driving on mountain roads and steep descents
| 28.1. | The requirements of this section apply to road sections marked with signs 1.6 and 1.7. On mountain roads and steep descents where meeting oncoming traffic is difficult, the driver of a vehicle moving downhill must give way to vehicles moving uphill. |
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| 28.2. | On mountain roads and steep descents, the driver of a cargo vehicle with a permitted maximum mass exceeding 3.5 t, a tractor, and a bus must: a) use special mountain brakes if they are installed on the vehicle by the manufacturer; b) use wheel chocks when stopping or parking on ascents and descents. |
| 28.3. | On mountain roads it is prohibited: a) to move with the engine not running and with the clutch or gear disengaged; b) towing on a flexible coupling; c) any towing during icy conditions. |