EN
The study maps the development of road transport of Slovakia in 1940s. It traces the construction of the road infrastructure, legislative changes concerning transport and their impact on motorists. The government regulated transport by means of various licences. The paper analyses the development of the car industry, exports, prices and the accessibility of the cars for the general public. It considers safety and accident prevention. In many parts of the study, the author attempts to compare the road transport in Slovakia and in the Czech Lands. In this way, he gives a more realistic and comprehensive picture of the state of motorization in this period.