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Slovakia Sets Speed Limits for Sidewalk Users, Faces Mockery
10/29/2025
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- Slovakia's parliament approved a traffic law that imposes a speed limit on pedestrians, skaters, cyclists, and e-scooter riders on sidewalks, effective January 1, 2026.
- Lubomir Vazny, a Slovak MP, said the law aims to improve safety amid rising collisions involving e-scooters.
- The amendment was passed in Bratislava.
- It has sparked ridicule online, with many questioning its practicality.
