Contrary to what was initially assumed, there will be no speed limit for pedestrians in Slovakia in the future. According to a deputy, it was a misunderstanding.
October 30, 2025, 04:45October 30, 2025, 04:45
On Wednesday evening, MP Lubomir Vazny, who drafted the bill, clarified on public television STVR that the criticism and jokes were based on a misunderstanding. There is no threat of a speed limit for pedestrians, but for everyone else who moves on sidewalks. Political debates had previously given the impression that a speed limit would also apply to pedestrians.
Are still allowed to travel at full speed: pedestrians in Slovakia. (symbol image)Image: KEYSTONE
“Walking speed” as a guideline
The amendment to the law, approved by a parliamentary majority on Tuesday, defines for the first time a so-called “walking speed” of six kilometers per hour and sets this in several further paragraphs as a speed limit for road users who are allowed to use sidewalks under certain circumstances.
But this should not be understood to mean that pedestrians themselves have to adhere to the speed limit of six km/h, explained Vazny. The purpose of the provision is that, in order to protect pedestrians, all road users who use sidewalks, for example as skaters, scooter and e-scooter riders or cyclists, are not allowed to move much faster than pedestrians – i.e. only within the “walking speed” set as a guideline. (sda/dpa)