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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
6. Requirements for cyclists
| 6.1. | Riding a bicycle on the road is permitted for persons who have reached the age of 14. |
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| 6.2. | A cyclist may ride a bicycle equipped with an audible signal and reflectors: white at the front, orange on the sides, and red at the rear. For movement during darkness and in conditions of insufficient visibility, the bicycle must be fitted with and have switched on a lamp (headlight). |
| 6.3. | Cyclists traveling in groups must ride one after another so as not to interfere with other road users. A column of cyclists moving along the roadway must be divided into groups (up to 10 cyclists in each group) with a distance of 80-100 m between groups. |
| 6.4. | A cyclist may carry only such loads as do not interfere with control of the bicycle and do not create obstacles for other road users. |
| 6.5. | If a bicycle path crosses a road outside an intersection, cyclists are obliged to give way to other vehicles moving along the road. Cyclists must cross the roadway at a bicycle crossing, and if there is none, in accordance with the requirements of these Rules. In places where traffic is regulated, cyclists must follow the signals of the traffic controller or traffic lights. |
| 6.6. | A cyclist is prohibited from: a) riding a bicycle with a faulty brake or audible signal, and during darkness or in conditions of insufficient visibility, with the lamp (headlight) switched off or without reflectors; b) moving on motorways and roads for automobiles, as well as on the roadway when a bicycle path is arranged nearby; c) moving on sidewalks and pedestrian paths (except for children under 7 years old on children's bicycles under adult supervision); d) holding onto another vehicle while moving; e) riding without holding the handlebars and taking the feet off the pedals (footrests); f) carrying passengers on a bicycle (except for children under 7 years old carried on an additional seat equipped with securely fixed footrests); g) towing bicycles; h) towing a trailer not intended for use with a bicycle. |
| 6.7. | Cyclists must comply with the requirements of these Rules that apply to drivers or pedestrians and do not contradict the requirements of this section. |