Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:21:54 +0200Yet another case of "official speeding" reopens questions of safety and behaviour on Czech roadshttps://english.radio.cz/yet-another-case-official-speeding-reopens-questions-safety-and-behaviour-czech-8086413© 2026 Radio Prague International The Czech Republic has seen it happen before and so far there's not much anyone has been able to do about it: "official speeding". Compared to their counterparts in Great Britain and Austria, Czech cabinet ministers can exercise their right to use a flashing siren to clear traffic and exceed the speed limit to get to their destination on time, one of those issues that is inevitably reopened every time a government minister crosses the line. The most recent to do so has been Agriculture Minister Jaroslav Palas. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/audi.jpg?timestamp=1591409099 Yet another case of "official speeding" reopens questions of safety and behaviour on Czech roads https://english.radio.cz/yet-another-case-official-speeding-reopens-questions-safety-and-behaviour-czech-8086413 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9