Low enough speed

A low enough speed means that you adapt to the situation and maintain a speed that allows you to drive safely for the situation. So it is not a concrete figure, but simply requires that you adapt your speed to the situation.

In the following situations and places, you need to maintain a sufficiently low speed:

• In built-up areas,When
• visibility is reduced due to light or weather conditions,At
• pedestrian crossings or other places where pedestrians cross the road,Where
• crossing vehicle traffic may occur,In
• sharp curves,At
• hilltops and other places where visibility is obstructed,In
• case of risk of glare,
• When meeting other vehicles on narrow roads,In
• slippery road conditions,When
• the vehicle approaches a tram, bus or school transport that has been stopped for passengers to get on or off,When
• the vehicle approaches children who are on or next to the road,When
• the vehicle approaches cattle on the road,Where
• roadworks are in progress,Past
• an accident site, and
• In dirty road conditions where there is a risk of another road user being exposed to dirt splashes.