Each traffic participant accounts for only 50 percent, the other half falls to other road users, so traffic safety depends first and foremost on whether all road users comply with the rules prescribed by law. If safety is not your priority, you may feel a slap in the pocket if you obey the prescribed rules. Because, as much as some rules may sound strange to you, they are not there to be violated. Whoever breaks, except with injuries, can end up with a blank wallet.
While motorists are required to pass a driving test, cyclists are exempt from that part of the law. However, this does not mean that they do not need to know the Road Traffic Safety Act and the Ordinance on the technical conditions of vehicles in road traffic. Basic provisions According to the law, cyclists are one of the road users and are defined by the law as persons who in any way participate in road traffic.
Traffic participants are obliged to abide by the restrictions, prohibitions, and obligations expressed using posted traffic signs, otherwise, they will be fined 500 HRK, the law states. If you obey the order of a police officer or other official, you will be fined HRK 300. Not to repeat, a bicycle is, according to the letter of the law, a vehicle that has at least two wheels and is powered solely by the power of the rider and is either cycling lane or cycle path. The difference between the two terms is the following: the lane is a part of the roadway intended for the traffic of bicycles which extends along the roadway and which is marked by a longitudinal line on the roadway and a prescribed traffic sign; while a bike lane is a built-up traffic surface intended for bicycle traffic that is separated from the roadway and marked by a prescribed traffic sign.
Appearance - light As regards the appearance of bicycles and other vehicles of road users, the law prohibits deciduous lighting, light-signaling or reflecting devices or substances that give colored light (blue lights, etc.) on the front and devices on the rear. or substances that give off white light. The penalty for disobedience is five hundred kunas. The bicycle does not have to have the lights on when it is stopped or parked in the village at the edge of the roadway. Turning and moving A fine of three hundred kunas follows for each failure to inform the other participants of the intention to move. So, when turning, it is necessary to point your hand in the direction in which it is intended to proceed, just as motorists must use "flashing lights". Direction is obligatory on the right side of the pavement, that is, on a bicycle path or lane along the right edge of the pavement or road in the direction of movement, and a lane or track arranged and marked for two-way bicycle traffic, on the right side of the lane or track in the direction of movement. The driver is obliged to move with the marked traffic lane extending along the right edge of the roadway, and if the lane is unmarked, he is obliged to keep the vehicle in motion as close as possible to the right edge of the roadway and at such a distance from it that - given the speed of the vehicle, traffic conditions and the condition and characteristics of the road - it does not endanger other road users and does not put itself at risk. Otherwise, another 300 kunas fine. Bicycle riders are required to move on a cycle path or lane, and if they do not, as close to the right edge of the roadway as possible. If you are moving in a group, there is no running side by side but one behind the other. That is, as stated in the Law, if two or more riders of bicycles, mopeds or motorcycles move in a group, they are obliged to move one after the other. If police officers catch you in a misdemeanor, you will have to be prepared to pay a fine of HRK 300. A pedestrian pushing a bicycle must move along the right edge of the roadway in the direction of movement, otherwise, he will be fined HRK 300. If, however, it occurred to someone to ride a motorway, a highway and a road intended exclusively for the traffic of motorized importers, except that they would be in grave danger, they would have to cash out HRK 500.
Trailers and Transportation If you didn't know, the law allows bikes to tow a trailer on the road. In road traffic, a two-wheeled trailer may be towed by bicycle and moped so that the stability of the vehicle is ensured. The trailer must not be more than 80 cm wide and its total mass must not exceed 50 kg. At the rear, it must have two catadioptric prescribed for trailers. A bicycle and moped driver will be fined HRK 300 for misdemeanors if he does the opposite. No objects larger than 50 cm on each side of the vehicle may be carried on a bicycle. No objects wider than 80 cm should be carried on a bicycle trailer. A fine of HRK 300 shall be imposed on a bicycle rider if he acts contrary to the provisions of this prohibited article. at the same time with both hands on the steering wheel, cling to the other vehicle, transport, tow or push objects that may interfere with the steering of the vehicle or endanger other road users. The driver of a road pavement bicycle on a public road is required to be marked with a reflective vest or cycling reflective clothing at night and day in the event of reduced visibility. Penalty - 300 kuna. There are no friends on the bike. The law allows persons over the age of 18 to transport a person over the age of 8, provided that the bicycle has separate seats for each person, a hand and foot holder, or pedals. Otherwise, the fine is 300 kuna. As regards the transport of children under eight years of age, the bicycle must have a special seat fitted, adjusted to the size of the child and firmly connected to the bicycle. It is obligatory to wear a helmet to the child and to attach it properly and properly to the head. Failure to comply with any of the conditions is subject to a fine of HRK 300.
Helmet Protective helmet, when traveling on the road, must be worn on the head by bicycle riders under the age of 16 years, otherwise, a fine of HRK 300 will be imposed. Alcohol and driving affecting psychophysical and driving skills, or if there is alcohol in the blood above 0.50 g / kg, or an appropriate amount of milligrams in a liter of exhaled air, otherwise a fine of HRK 500 will be imposed. quit too much or be positive about drugs or drugs that affect psychophysical and vehicle management abilities A bicycle on the road may be operated by a person who has reached the age of 14. Children from the age of nine who are trained in bicycle management in schools who have been issued a certificate are allowed to operate the bicycle on the road independently, while other children from the age of nine are only accompanied by a person who has reached the age of 16. The cycling training program, the cycling exam program and the certificate form are prescribed by the minister responsible for education.
