Slow Down says City Bods

Zany, Hungarian style race track driving may soon be a thing of the past as the New Year saw new rules for drivers aimed at getting them to use their brake pad a bit more.

If you're driving through the city streets, whether on four wheels or two, you'll now have to slow down whenever you approach a tram or pedestrian crossing. If you're on a motorbike or push bike you can now pull ahead of other vehicles at red traffic lights giving you a head start over them. Special signs will also be put up on some one-way streets telling cyclists that they can bike down them in the opposite direction. Bikes will also be able to stop in the middle of waiting traffic and not be forced to pull over to the right.

The laws brought in on 1st January are an attempt to make cities, especially Budapest, more bike and pedestrian friendly and to try and cut the 7,000 odd traffic accidents that happen every year. So whether visiting the city by foot, bike or car, enjoy and take heed of the new rules. Finally, if driving in Budapest remember that it's a zero tolerance policy on drinking alcohol.