
25 Mar 2010
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Slovakia Radars !
It's coming towards that touring season again.So can I just warn those of you who may be touring Slovakia or just transiting.The amount of Police Radars in Slovakia nowdays is remarkable.If you travel for say 50km on a main route you WILL see at least 1 speed trap.
I had a 50 EURO last year on my Moto(90km in a 60km)on a stretch of road that although single lane was motorway standard.(I wish they would have same colour for signs as we do in uk.Green is for motorway and Blue non motorway in Slovakia.):confused1:
Today just outside Zvolen on the way out of town i got robbed of 200 EUR ! for 80km in a 50 limit in a UK car.
The police have been on this attack for a year or so.Now that everyone is slowing down for the villages they are concentrating on not so obvious 50km limits.Speed limit signs are quite rare,you have to wait for the name of the town/village with a line through it before opening up.I was on an open road 150 M from the town limit sign on the way out.
I was contemplating leaving my licence with them and getting another one when i got back to UK but thought better of it as I am here a few times in the year.
I called a friend in Bratislava to check if 200EUR is the norm now.She said a work colleague had just been stung for 800 EUR ! What do you get for murder ?
So be warned this Summer ! Shame if you give SK a miss but if you find yourself inadvertantly going over the 50km,save yourself money and avoid.Because YOU will be caught if doing any kind of mileage in Slovakia.
Annoying thing is most of the fatalities they are trying to reduce are probably from the crazy Slovakians who overtake on blind bends out of the 50 limits.
Simon
Last edited by sigoodacre; 27 Mar 2010 at 17:17.
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