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The pavement surface and the roadway or parking surface should enable safe movement of pedestrians and affect stability and maintaining balance. The large variety of materials used for pavements, as well as the possibility of encountering surfaces painted with paint marking pedestrian crossings and parking spaces, causes fluctuations in the value of slip resistance. This may result in a local change in the level of slip risk. Additionally, in places where pedestrians move, there are manhole covers. This causes local changes in the type of materials and geometry of the surface, which translates into the available range of slip resistance and pedestrian safety. Measurements were performed using a British pendulum. Three types of sliders were used in the experimental measurements: a type 55 slider; a slider with children's sports shoes and with a foam sole. The article presents the results of measurements of slip resistance of surfaces painted with paint and places where manholes are present. The test results were referred to the criteria for assessing the slip resistance of surfaces specified in the applicable standards. The tests carried out may constitute a criterion for the scope of safety and an indicator of planned renovation works.