Czech Republic
Country Description:
Area: 78.864 km2
Population: 10.302.215 inhabitants
Origin of the Czech Republic: 1. January 1993
Neighbouring countries: Slovakia, Austria, Germany and Poland
Regions: Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia
Capital city: Praque
Official language: Czech
Climate and Temperature:
Winter sport season : January - March, average temperature – 2 Celsius degree
Summer tourist season : May - October, average temperature + 20/25 Celsius degree
Local Time:
GMT + 1
Summer time: GMT + 2 (from the end of March till the end of October)
Telephone System:
Country calling code: + 420
Emergency call:
First aid assistance: 155
Fire brigade/ fire emergency: 150
Police of the Czech Rebublic:158
Emergency call( SOS): 112 Traffic Rules:
Driving on the right, overtaking on the left
Pedestrians take priority on the zebra crossing
Mandatory day time use of the lights during the whole year / All motor vehicles must display their lights at all times – night and day, all year long/
Front fog lights may be used only when it is foggy, during the snow - fall and heavy rain
Rear fog lights have to be used always when it is foggy, during the snow - fall and heavy rain
Complete file of the rules of the road is mentioned in the traffic Act 361/2000 Coll. and related prescripts (www.mvcr.cz)
Speed Limits:
In the city/village (urban areas):
Generally………………..50 km/h, on motorways or expressways most highly 80 km/h
Outside of the city/village/ Outside built-up areas:
Motorcycles:
On the motorway ………….130 km/h
On the road / Expressways …………………90 km/h
Personal cars:
On the motorway ………….130 km/h
On the road / Expressways …………………90 km/h
personal cars with caravan or with trailers................. 80 km/h
lorries,trucks:
= to 3500 kg total weight
On the motorway ………….130 km/h
On the road / Expressways …………………90 km/h
= over 3500 kg total weight
On the motorway ………….80 km/h
On the road / Expressways …………………80 km/h
busses:
On the motorway ………….130 km/h
On the road / Expressways …………………90 km/h
towing of a vehicle………...60 km/h
On the motorway there is allowed only the traffic of motor vehicles, whose maximal speed is not lower than 80 km/h
Traffic lights
Three-colour system is used
Alcohol in blood
Any quantity of alcohol in blood within the drive is forbidden. The drivers are bound to do the breath test/ by policing/ and on the basis of the results of the test, they are bound to do the blood taking, to find out the exact amount of alcohol in their blood. It is valid even for cyclists and horsemen. Accidents
The police have to be called to the place of accident. The police take down the minutes or official report about the accident, in the case that the damage to the vehicle exceed 50 000 Crowns or if somebody is injured.
Emergency call:
Police of the Czech Republic: 158
Fire brigade/ fire emergency: 150
First aid assistance : 155
Emergency call( SOS ): 112
The accidents have to be announced to appropriate insurance companies, more complicated cases solves Czech Insurers' Bureau,Česká kancelář pojistitelů, Praque, Štefánikova 32, PSČ 150 00 (+43 2 21413302, www.ckp.cz).
Other questions:
Dopravní inspektorát / Traffic inspectorship
Kongresová ul. 2
140 00 Praha 4
tel: 974 821 111
Bycycles:
Registration or insurance do not exist
Equipment:
- white front light
- red back light
- back red tail light
- orange tail lights on pedals
- bell
- two yellow tail lights on each wheel
- two brakes
- mudguards
- safety helmet for cyclists under 18 years
Children under 10 years are allowed to ride a bike only accompanied by a person older than 15 years. A person older than 15 years is allowed to drive a child younger than 7 years , on a special seat shell.
Other information (interests, cycling routes etc.on www.sportaturistika.cz or in travel agency DASIS tour s.r.o., Křišťanova 2, Praha 3, tel: 222 714 626)
Vehicle excise duty
Annual vehicle excise duty is not established, but it is obligatory to have the damage liability alternatively damage insuring. On the motorways and expressways all vehicles have to have the toll sticker(a highway sticker).
Sudded tyres and tyre chains
Sudded tyres are forbidden / also for foreign motorists/ . The tyre chains may be used only in the case, that there is enough snow on the road.
Mountain pass and tunnels
Mountain passes, tunnels and bridges are without transport taxes.
Hitch-hiking
It is not allowed to hitch-hike on the motorways and the expressways, the hitch-hiker is not covered by drivers´ insurance. Sdílet:
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