| 1965 |
Mandatory seat belts on front seats |
| 1974 |
Introduction of 90 km/h speed limit in rural areas |
| Mandatory helmets for motorcycle (over 50 ccm) riders |
| 1989 |
Fall of the Communist Regime in Czechoslovakia, November, 1989 Resulting among else in a significant increase of the traffic load on the borders |
| Mandatory seat belts on rear seats |
| Establishment of the Czech Governmental Council on Road Safety and its Secretariat as the national co-ordination body on road safety |
| 1990 |
Introduction of the System Programme on Road Safety – the first national road safety programme |
| 1993 |
Splitting the Czechoslovakia, The Czech Republic 1993 |
| 1995 |
A new minimal tyre profile depth increased to 1.6 mm (1.0 mm for two wheelers) |
| 1997 |
Approval of the Action Programme on Road Safety as the follow up of the previous System Programme on Road Safety |
| Introduction of 50 km/h speed limit in urban areas instead of former 60 km/h speed limit |
| Increase of motorway speed limit from 110 km/h to 130 km/h |
| 2000 |
Approval of the Systematic Programme on Road Safety |
| Change of responsibilities on road safety on the Governmental level. The Ministry of Transport got major responsibility for road safety instead of the Ministry of Interior; for the first time the responsibility for road accident prevention was introduced by the law (it lies with the Ministry of Transport and Regional Administration, not the Police); the Ministry of Transport has been appointed leading agency on road safety in the Czech Republic |
| Creation of the Co-ordinating Council on Road Safety of the Minister of Transport as an ancestor of the Czech Governmental Council on Road Safety |
| Approval of the National Injury Prevention Programme “Health for the 21st Century” including measures on road accident prevention |
| 2001 |
Decentralization of the state government system, 14 new regions with a responsibility for the maintenance of the local roads founded. |
| Introduction of the technical guidelines for traffic calming |
| Road traffic Act 361/2000 comes into the force iIntroducing following legislative measures: Mandatory cyclist helmets for children up to 15 years, Mandatory child restrain devices on motorways, Priority for pedestrians on pedestrian crossings, Mandatory day time running lights during winter time |
| Implementation of the EU legislation into the Czech legislation in the field of road safety, e.g.: Introduction of road safety advisers in transport enterprises Introduction of driving license categories and subcategories according to the EU 91/439/EEC Directive |
| Reporting duty for car accident participants arisen from total loss starts on 20.000 Kc (app. 625 euro) - before 1.000 Kc (30 euro). Any significant change in number of reported accidents observed. |
| The driving license cannot be more withdrawn by the Police on the roads |
| 2002 |
Safety campaign focused on speeding |
| 2003 |
Establishment of the Subcommittee on Rod Safety of the Senate of the Czech Parliament Safety campaign against drinking and driving: ”Don’t drink when you drive” ”Don’t open the car when drinking” |
| 2004 |
Approval of the National Road Safety Strategy in connection with draft amendments to Road Traffic Act, in which following measures are suggested: Introduction of penalty point system, More severe fines for traffic offences, Mandatory child restrain devices on all types of roads |
