Driving in Slovenia
overview of driving in Slovenia
Driving in Slovenia can be performed by licensed individuals over the age of 18. Vehicles drive on the right side of the road in Slovenia.
Speed limits
The speed limits in Slovenia are 50 km/h (31 mph) in built up areas, 90 km/h (56 mph) outside built up areas, 110 km/h (68 mph) on dual carriageways and 130 km/h (81 mph) on motorways.
Right of way
Buses have right of way at all times (and may sometimes pull out without warning).
Daytime running headlamps
All vehicles must use headlamps at all times.
Toll roads
In accordance with an amendment to the Public Roads Act, approved by the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia at the end of April 2008, use of toll stickers (Slovene: vinjete) is obligatory for all vehicles with a permissible maximum weight of 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) (the current first and second toll-rate category) on motorways and expressways in Slovenia as of 1 July 2008. The toll-collection system with stickers was introduced with the aim of improving traffic flow and reducing exhaust emissions.
With the introduction of the toll-collection system with stickers in the second half of 2008, only half-year stickers were sold, and annual stickers for 2009 were made available at the beginning of December 2008. From 1 July 2008 onwards, purchase of a sticker is obligatory for use of a toll road with a vehicle whose permissible maximum weight does not exceed 3,500 kg (7,700 lb), regardless of the maximum weight of a trailer.
The toll stickers have been criticized by the European Commission and various automobile clubs from Central and Southern Europe, spawning numerous guides on how to avoid highways, and causing heavy traffic damaging the roadway on secondary roads.
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