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Decree of the Federal Ministry of Interior No. 99 / 1989 Coll., on road traffic rules (road traffic rules) — Decree of the Federal Ministry of the Interior on road traffic rules (road traffic rules).

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Decree No. 99 / 1989 Coll. became effective 01.01.1990.

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DECLARATION

Federal Ministry of the Interior

of 5 July 1989

on road traffic rules (road traffic rules)

The Federal Ministry of the Interior shall, in agreement with the participating authorities pursuant to Article 16 (1) (a) of Government Decree No. 54 / 1953 Coll., on road traffic, as amended by the legal measure of the Bureau of the National Assembly No. 13 / 1956 Coll.:

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INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

§ 1

This decree lays down rules on traffic on motorways, roads, local roads and special-purpose communication1 (hereinafter referred to as "roads').

§ 2

Interpretation of terms

For the purposes of this decree, the following terms have the following meaning:

1. "Motorway" is a road marked with the road mark No D 14a.

2. "Priority in driving" means the duty of the driver to act in such a way that the driver who takes priority in driving does not suddenly have to change direction or speed.

3. "Traffic accident" is an event in road traffic (accident, collision, etc.) involving the death or injury of a person or damage to property directly related to the operation of the vehicle.

4. The "border of the intersection" is a continuous transverse line (No V 5, No V 6a or No V 6b); where there is no such line, the line of the intersection of the perpendicular line to the axis of the road at the point where the curvature of the road begins for the intersection.

5. "pedestrian" is also a person who pushes or pulls sledges, baby stroller, wheelchair or handcart with a total width not exceeding 600 mm, moves on skis or roller skates or by means of a hand or motor wheelchair, carries a bicycle, motorcycle with a cylinder capacity up to 50 cm3, dog, etc.

6. "Walkway" is a road intended primarily for pedestrians, which is usually separated from the road by height or otherwise.

7. A "combination" is a set consisting of one or more motor vehicles and one or more trailers.

8. "Landscape" is part of the road from the road edge to the road edge.

9. "Crossing" is the place where roads intersect or intersect. The result of a field or forest road on another road shall not be regarded as a crossroads.

10. "Controlled-traffic crossword" is the intersection at which the operation is controlled by light signals or by a member of the National Security Corps (hereinafter referred to as "the Member"), or by an authority of the Military Order Service or a tank and automotive inspection of the Czechoslovak People's Army.

11. "A place situated off the road" is a property, garage, parking, gas station, factory, station and airport areas, tram display etc.

12. "Motor vehicle" is a rolling stock powered by its own engine.

13. "Non-motor vehicle" is a vehicle moving by means of human or animal force (bicycle, handcart, vehicle, etc.).

14. "Not to endanger" means the driver's obligation to act in such a way that no danger arises to another road user.

15. "Not to restrict" means the obligation for the driver to act in such a way as not to interfere with another road user.

16. The "village" is a built-in area, the beginning and end of which are marked by transport marks No D 38a and No D 38b.

17. "Living zone" is a built-in area whose beginning and end are marked with transport marks No D 49a and No D 49b.

18. "Departure lane" is a lane designed for driving from the continuous lane.

19. The "pedestrian zone" is an area the beginning and end of which are marked with transport marks No D 50a and No D 50b.

20. "Continuous lane" is a lane running in the original direction at the point where the number of lanes changes.

21. The "pedestrian crossing" is the place marked with the traffic sign No V 7 and, where appropriate, the traffic sign No D 6.

22. "Road obstacle" is all that could endanger the safety or fluidity of road traffic (cargo, material or other objects, or even a vehicle left on the road, road economy defects, etc.).

23. "Connecting stripe" is a lane designed for continuous stripping.

24. "Driver" is a person who drives a motor or non-motor vehicle or a tram.

25. "Road for motor vehicles" is a road marked with the road number D 15a.

26. "Impaired visibility" is such visibility where road users do not clearly see each other or objects on the road (from dusk to dawn, fog, snow, heavy rain, tunnel, etc.).

27. "Staying" is putting the vehicle at rest beyond the time of vacation for stopping.

28. "Tram" is a rolling stock of an urban road or a set consisting of multiple motor vehicles or a motor vehicle and one or more towed vehicles attached.

29. "Tram belt" is a part of the road intended primarily for the operation of trams.

30. "Road participant" is any person who directly participates in road traffic (driver, passenger, pedestrian, animal rider, person assigned to ensure road safety or certain driving operations, etc.).

31. "Public passenger transport vehicle" is a bus, trolleybus and tram.

32. "Car" is a part of the road intended primarily for the operation of motor vehicles.

33. "Stopping" means putting the vehicle at rest for the time strictly necessary for the immediate boarding or disembarking of the persons carried or for the immediate loading or composition of the load.

34. "Stopping of a vehicle" is an interruption of the journey for reasons independent of the driver's will.

35. "Special motor vehicle" is an agricultural and forestry tractor (hereinafter referred to as "tractor"), a single-axle culture tractor and its trailer, a self-propelled agricultural and forestry machine, a mobile work machine, a motor handcart, etc.

36. "Rail crossing" is the level crossing of the road with the rail or with another runway, where appropriate, marked with the sign A 26a or the sign A 26b.

§ 5

Basic obligations of the driver

(1) The driver is obliged

(a) use for driving only vehicles which meet the conditions laid down, 3)

(b) to fully drive the vehicle and monitor the road traffic situation;

(c) take greater care against the persons referred to in Section 3 (2), in particular children and those who use white sticks, and take into account the specially marked vehicles (No O 1 to No 5) and the marked training motor vehicles;

(d) to gain the necessary number of eligible and properly trained persons if road safety so requires;

(e) to undergo an examination at the request of an individual to determine whether it is affected by alcohol or other addiction.4)

(2) The driver may not:

(a) to use an alcoholic beverage while driving;

(b) drive the vehicle immediately after ingestion of an alcoholic drink or at such time as it may still be under the influence of alcohol;

(c) drive a vehicle if its ability to drive is reduced by ingestion of narcotic or psychotropic substances, possibly medicines or accidents, diseases, nausea, fatigue, etc.,

(d) to hand over the driving of a vehicle to a person who does not comply with the provisions of Paragraph 4 or is under the influence of alcohol or whose ability to drive is otherwise reduced;

(e) to prevent faster-driving vehicles from driving and to reduce the fluidity of road traffic, particularly by slow driving for no reason;

(f) to reduce suddenly the speed of the journey or to stop suddenly if this does not require road safety;

(g) to throw objects out of the vehicle and to harass other road users or other persons in particular by excessive noise, air pollution, by spraying puddles or mud, by leaving the engine of a stationary vehicle running unnecessarily or by driving a motor vehicle unreasonably;

h) threaten pedestrians crossing the pedestrian crossing or crossing the road to which the driver turns, turning to a place situated off the road, entering the road and turning or reversing;

(i) stop the vehicle at the pedestrian crossing point unless road safety requires it.

(3) If the driver reduces the speed of the journey or stops the vehicle before the pedestrian crossing, drivers of other vehicles in the same direction shall also be obliged to reduce the speed of the journey or stop the vehicle if the safety of the crossing pedestrians so requires.

(4) If the driver finds that the vehicle or the load does not meet the specified conditions [paragraph 1 (a) and § 43] during the journey, he shall be obliged to remove the fault on the spot. If it cannot do so, it may continue to drive at a reasonable speed only to the nearest place where the fault can be removed; In doing so, they must take measures to ensure that the safety and continuity of road traffic are not jeopardised during the journey and that the road is not damaged.

§ 6

Basic obligations of certain drivers and passengers

(1) A motorcycle driver and his passenger shall not smoke while driving. The driver of the motorcycle is obliged to protect his sight in an appropriate way (glasses, shield, etc.) when driving safety is not reduced (fog, snow, rain, etc.). A motorcycle driver with a maximum permitted speed of 5) in excess of 40 km.h-1 and his passenger shall be obliged to use properly fixed helmets while driving.

(2) A person seated on a seat with a mandatory safety-belt shall be properly restrained while driving this belt. This does not apply to

(a) drivers of vehicles of the armed forces, armed corps and fire protection units and their passengers;

(b) the person training the applicant for a driving licence in driving motor vehicles in the municipality;

(c) drivers of taxis for the carriage of passengers by contract in the municipality;

(d) drivers of vehicles used in the municipality to supply the sales network and to collect or distribute mail and their passenger;

(e) driver in reverse;

(f) a person with a body height of less than 1,5 m;

(g) a person who cannot do so on medical grounds on the basis of a medical certificate; This certificate shall be kept with them while driving.

(3) A driver of a motor vehicle of a total mass exceeding 3500 kg and a driver of a combination or special motor vehicle shall always drive from a slope with a gear-related gear. The driver of another motor vehicle shall so drive if the safety of the journey so requires.

(4) The driver of the motor vehicle or tram shall carry the documents prescribed for driving and operating the vehicle.

§ 7

Basic obligations of the vehicle operator

(1) The vehicle operator shall not:

(a) neither order nor allow the vehicle to be used for driving if the vehicle or its load does not comply with the conditions laid down [Sections 5 (1) (a) and 43];

(b) entrust driving to a person who does not comply with the provisions of Paragraph 4 or is under the influence of alcohol or whose ability to drive is otherwise reduced.

(2) The vehicle operator shall ensure that the necessary number of eligible and properly trained persons is added to the journey if it is known in advance that this will require road safety.

(3) The vehicle operator shall be responsible for ensuring that the colour and marking of the vehicle are carried out in such a way that it cannot be confused with the special colour and marking of the vehicles of the National Security Corps. 6)

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§ 8

Direction and method of driving

(1) The road is driven to the right, and unless special circumstances prevent it, at the right edge of the road.

(2) The driver of a motor vehicle may only drive on the side of the road when stopping and standing, or, if necessary, when driving and avoiding; caution must be exercised.

Driving in lanes

§ 9

(1) Outside the village, there are two or more lanes marked on the road in one direction of travel in the right lane. In other lanes, if necessary for driving, passing, turning or turning.

(2) In a village on a road of two or more lanes marked on the road in one direction of travel, the driver of the motor vehicle may use any lane; it is not considered to be overtaking when vehicles are driving faster in one lane than in another lane. If vehicles driving simultaneously in all lanes prevent a faster driving vehicle from driving, the driver driving in the left outer lane shall release the lane as soon as possible, this shall not apply if the driver using the left outer lane for turning, turning or driving simultaneously in accordance with paragraph 3.

(3) If there is a traffic density of two or more lanes on the road in one direction, such that continuous currents of vehicles are generated in which the driver of the motor vehicle can only drive at a speed that depends on the speed of the vehicles driving before it, the vehicles may drive simultaneously; it is not considered to be overtaking when vehicles in one of the lanes are driving faster than vehicles in another lane ("parallel driving ').

(4) On a road of three or more lanes marked on the road in one direction, the driver of a truck with a total mass exceeding 3500 kg, a combination of which exceeds 7 m in length, a special motor vehicle and a motorcycle may use only two lanes closest to the right edge of the road; in other lanes, it may drive if necessary to circle, turn or turn.

(5) The driver shall only pass from one lane to another if he does not endanger the driver driving in the lane to which he passes; in so doing they must give signs of changing direction of travel. Where two lanes converge into one without being obvious which one is continuous, the driver driving in the left lane shall not endanger the driver driving in the right lane.

(6) If the road lanes are not marked on the road, for the purposes of the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 5, the part of the road allowing the running of three or more wheels in succession shall be that of the road.

§ 10

If the operation in the marked lane is controlled by light signals alternately for one and the other direction of travel as provided for in Paragraph 50 (2), the driver shall not pass into the lane to which the light signal was prohibited.

Driving in special cases

§ 11

(1) There is a right-hand drive along the starting or protective island; left-hand drive shall be permitted only if the right-hand drive is prevented by an obstacle or if it is safer with regard to vehicle or load dimensions. Caution should be exercised when driving along an opening or protective island. There is a right-hand drive along the tram, unless the left-hand drive is permitted by the stop sign No D 47.

(2) Tram belts at road level may be driven in the longitudinal direction only when passing, passing, turning, turning, driving on the road or when special circumstances so require, e.g. if there is insufficient space between the tram belt and the road edge; a tram belt raised above or below the road level or otherwise separated from the road (curb, etc.) shall only be passed on a transverse basis, in a place adapted to that. At the same time, the driver shall not endanger or restrict the tram.

§ 12

(1) Where a reserved lane is indicated for urban public transport buses or trolleybuses, the provisions of § 11 (2), § 19 (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to drivers of other vehicles, and where the reserved lane is marked on a tram strip, also the provisions of § 19 (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis.

(2) If the driver of the urban public passenger bus or trolleybus passes from a dedicated lane to an adjacent lane, the driver driving in that lane shall allow it to reduce the speed of travel and, if necessary, to stop the vehicle. The driver of a bus or trolleybus shall give signs of changing direction of travel and shall not endanger the driver of other vehicles.

(3) If the urban public transport bus or trolleybus is in a dedicated lane or tram at a different speed than other vehicles driving in the same direction, it is not a cross-country crossing.

(4) If the operation in the reserved lane is controlled by light signals No S 9a to No S 9g, only the driver driving in that lane shall drive it.

§ 13

Behind the public transport vehicle of persons who have stopped in the village at a stop without an entry islet or a platform on an elevated tram belt, the driver of another vehicle must stop the vehicle; If there are more vehicles at the stop, they must stop after the other. It shall not continue the journey unless the passengers entering or leaving are already in danger. This does not apply if the bus or trolleybus stops at the side of the road.

§ 14

Circling

(1) A driver who, when passing a vehicle which has stopped or is standing, or when crossing a roadblock or a pedestrian, deviates from the direction of his journey shall not endanger or restrict the opposing driver; drivers travelling after him or other road users shall not be in danger. In doing so, they must give signs of changing direction of travel.

(2) The driver shall take into account the possibility of children entering the road and adapting the journey so as not to be jeopardised when passing by a bus bearing the mark No O 5; That goes for the anti-driving driver.

§ 15

Overtaking

(1) It passes to the left. A vehicle which changes the direction of travel to the left and where there is no doubt about the next direction of travel shall be overtaken on the right. A vehicle driving in the continuous lane may also be passed over to the right when driving in the connecting or turning lane.

(2) A driver who deviates from the direction of his driving while passing shall give signs of changing the direction of travel and shall not endanger the driver behind him.

(3) The driver shall not endanger or restrict the drivers of the vehicles before which he is assigned after overtaking; in so doing they must give signs of changing direction of travel.

(4) The driver of the overtaken vehicle shall not increase the speed of the journey or otherwise prevent overtaking.

(5) The driver must not overtake

(a) if they do not have a view of the distance necessary for safe overtaking,

(b) if it could not be safely placed in front of the vehicle or vehicles which it intends to pass;

(c) if it would endanger or restrict the oncoming driver or endanger other road users;

(d) if the driver gives a sign at the front of the driving vehicle of changing direction to the left and if it is not possible to overtake the right in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1, or if it is not possible to overtake the next free lane in the same direction indicated on the road,

(e) at the intersection and in close proximity to it; This prohibition shall not apply to drivers driving on the main road or, if the driver is passing on the right, in accordance with paragraph 1; at a traffic-controlled intersection, he may only pass on a light signal or "Free 'instruction,

(f) on and close to the railway crossing.

§ 16

Driving speed

(1) The speed of driving must be adapted in particular by the driver to his ability, vehicle and load characteristics, weather conditions and other circumstances that can be foreseen; shall only be driven at such a speed as to be able to stop the vehicle from the distance at which it has vision.

(2) A driver of a bus and motor vehicle with a total mass not exceeding 3500 kg may drive at a speed not exceeding 90 km.h-1; on the motorway and the road for motor vehicles he may drive at a speed not exceeding 130 km.h-1. The driver of another motor vehicle may drive at a speed not exceeding 80 km.h-1.

(3) In the municipality, the driver may drive at a speed of not more than 50 km.h-1, and if it is on a motorway or a road for motor vehicles, not more than 80 km.h-1, unless the road mark No B 20a is permitted to be higher.

(4) The maximum permitted speed set out in paragraph 2 shall not be exceeded by the driver even where the speed is higher by the road mark No B 20a.

(5) The driver shall not exceed the maximum permissible speed of the vehicle, 5) and, in the case of a combination, the maximum permitted speed of any of the vehicles in the set.

(6) The maximum permitted speeds set out in paragraph 2 shall not apply to drivers of vehicles of the armed forces and armed corps.

§ 17

Distance between vehicles

(1) The driver shall maintain a distance behind the vehicle driving in front of him so that it can reduce the speed of travel in time or stop the vehicle if the driver of the vehicle reduces the speed of travel or stops.

(2) A driver of a motor vehicle of a total mass exceeding 3500 kg, a combination of vehicles the overall length of which exceeds 7 m, and a special motor vehicle shall, outside the municipality, maintain a distance beyond the vehicle passing in front of it so that the passing vehicle can safely be placed before it; This does not apply if it is prepared for overtaking, overtaking, parallel driving and on a road of two or more lanes marked on the road in one direction.

(3) A driver who does not intend or cannot drive along the tram to the right must follow it at a distance to allow the driver to drive along the tram to other drivers.

§ 18

Avoiding

The drivers of anti-driving vehicles shall avoid to the right, on time and to a sufficient extent. If it cannot be safely avoided, one on whose side the road is obstructed or narrowed must be preferred. If one of them has to back off, one for whom it is easier or less dangerous. If it is not possible to avoid the opposite tram to the right, it avoids it to the left.

§ 19

Diversion

(1) When turning at a crossroads or on a field or forest road or in a place situated outside the road, the driver must give signs of a change in direction of travel; when diverting, it shall not endanger the driver behind it; Caution must be exercised in particular when turning to a field or forest road or to a place outside the road.

(2) If circumstances so require (when long cargo is carried, etc.), the driver must ensure a safe turn by means of a qualified and properly trained person.

(3) Before turning to the right, the driver shall be placed as close as possible to the right edge of the road; If it has to deviate from the direction of the vehicle or load to the left, it always gives a sign of changing the direction of travel to the right. Before turning left, it shall be placed as far to the left as possible in the part of the road intended for its direction of travel with regard to the dimensions of the vehicle or load and the width of the road. If drivers turn left of the opposite vehicles, they avoid left.

(4) The driver turning left must prefer to drive against motor and non-motor vehicles and trams in both directions. The driver of both motor and non-motor vehicles turning to the right must prefer to drive cyclists travelling on the route for cyclists marked on the same road and where a ride along the tram to the left and tram is permitted.

(5) A tram which, when diverting or otherwise changing direction of travel, crosses the direction of travel of a vehicle driving on its right or left side and gives a sign of a change of direction of travel shall be given priority in driving.

§ 20

Drive through the intersection

(1) A driver arriving at an intersection on a side road must prefer to drive vehicles arriving on the main road.

(2) In the absence of priority in driving from paragraph 1, the driver must give priority in driving to vehicles arriving from the right.

(3) The driver must not drive into an intersection unless he is allowed to continue behind the intersection so that he is forced to stop the vehicle at the intersection.

(4) At the command of the transport sign "Stop, prefer to drive!" (No C 2), the driver must stop the vehicle at a place where he has a proper view of the intersection.

§ 21

Driving on the road

(1) When driving from a place situated off the road on the road, the driver must prefer to drive vehicles travelling on the road. This is also the case when driving from a field or forest road, from a bicycle path or from a residential or pedestrian zone to another road.

(2) If circumstances so require, in particular insufficient visibility, the driver shall ensure safe entry on the road by a qualified and appropriately trained person.

(3) Vehicles entering the road shall be cleaned in advance so as not to pollute the road.

§ 22

Turning and reversing

(1) In the case of rotation, the provisions on turning (§ 19) apply mutatis mutandis, and in the case of turning at the intersection, also the provisions on driving by intersection (§ 20).

(2) When reversing, the driver shall not endanger other road users.

(3) If circumstances so require, in particular insufficient visibility, the driver shall ensure safe rotation or reversing with the help of an eligible and appropriately trained person.

(4) The driver must not turn and back

(a) on unclear or otherwise dangerous places (in an unclear turn and in close proximity to it, before the unclear peak of the road climb, on or behind it, etc.),

(b) at and close to a controlled traffic intersection;

(c) at the pedestrian crossing point,

(d) on and close to the railway crossing;

(e) in and close to the tunnel;

(f) on a one-way road; However, it may revert if necessary (to be taken into or removed from a series of standing vehicles, etc.).

Stopping and stopping

§ 23

(1) The driver may stop and stand only

(a) to the right in the direction of driving as close as possible to the edge of the road and to the one-way road to the right and to the left;

(b) in one row and parallel to the edge of the road; If there is no danger of road safety and continuity, the municipality may stop and stand perpendicular or inclined towards the road edge or stop in the second row. At standstill, at least one lane shall remain free at least 3 m wide for each direction of travel; at the stop, at least one lane shall remain free at least 3 m wide for both directions.

(2) When stopping and standing, the driver must make the best use of the position and must not prevent other drivers from leaving a series of stationary vehicles. When stopping and standing next to the vehicle bearing mark No 0 2, the lateral distance shall remain at least 1,2 m.

(3) If the driver stops to stop or stand at the edge of the road or to the pavement, he must give signs of a change in direction of travel.

(4) The driver of a vehicle which has stopped or stood and is leaving from the side of the road or the pavement again shall not endanger other road users. In doing so, they must give signs of changing direction of travel. Public transport bus drivers of persons or trolleybus must enable the drivers of other vehicles in the municipality to leave the stop or stop lane by reducing the speed of the journey and, where appropriate, stopping the vehicle; the driver of the bus or trolleybus shall not, in particular, endanger the drivers of vehicles driving in the same direction.

§ 24

(1) To open doors or side walls of the vehicle as well as to get in or out of the vehicle shall be permitted only if the safety of persons entering or leaving or other road users is not thereby compromised.

(2) A driver who intends to move away from the vehicle in such a way that he cannot intervene immediately if necessary must take measures to prevent the vehicle from endangering the safety and continuity of road traffic and from being unduly used by another person. If the vehicle is compulsorily equipped with a device against unauthorised use (7), the driver must use it. The driver of a motor vehicle or combination with mandatory wedges (8) must use them if the vehicle or the anti-movement kit is to be provided.

(3) The driver of a motor vehicle which is compulsorily equipped with a portable warning triangle9) must use the triangle during the emergency period (interruption of driving for a fault on the vehicle or load, as a result of a car accident, sudden nausea, etc.) if such a vehicle constitutes an obstacle to road traffic. The triangle shall be located at the edge of the road so that it is timely and clearly visible to the arriving driver at a distance of at least 50 m behind the vehicle. In the municipality, this distance, if circumstances so require, may be shorter. If the motor vehicle is equipped with a special device enabling the direction indicator function (10), the driver shall use it at least for the time when the triangle is placed on the ground.

§ 25

(1) The driver must not stop and state

(a) in and close to an opaque turn;

(b) before, on and behind, the opaque peak of the road climb;

(c) at the pedestrian crossing point and at a distance of less than 5 m ahead;

(d) at the intersection and at a distance of less than 5 m before and 5 m after the intersection; the prohibition does not apply in the municipality at the crossroads of the shape "T 'on the opposite side of the resulting road,

Citation	Decree of the Federal Ministry of Interior No. 99 / 1989 Coll., on road traffic rules (road traffic rules)
Regulation Type	-
Author	-
Collection	Code of Laws

Date of Promulgation	28.09.1989
Effective from	01.01.1990
Effective until	-
Status	Valid

Decree No. 99 / 1989 Coll.

Decree of the Federal Ministry of the Interior on road traffic rules (road traffic rules)

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