Road signs in Croatia are regulated in Pravilnik o prometnim znakovima signalizaciji i opremi na cestama.[1] The shape and design of the road signs largely follow the road signs used in most European countries, including European Union countries (France, Germany, Italy etc.), to which Croatia joined in 2013. A similar design of road signs is used in the neighboring countries of the former Yugoslavia like Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and also North Macedonia (the latter two are not members of the EU).
The former Yugoslavia had originally signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on November 8, 1968, and ratified it on June 6, 1977.[2] Yugoslavia formerly used a yellow background on warning signs. After the breakup of Yugoslavia when Croatia declared its independence in 1991, the country succeeded to the Vienna Convention on November 2, 1993.
Croatian signs use the Hrvatsko cestovno pismo (lit. 'Croatian road font') for the text on their signs.[3]
Warning signs
editWarning signs (Croatian: Znakovi opasnosti) indicate to road users the proximity of a part of the road or a place where road users are at risk.[4][5]
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A01
Other danger ahead -
A02
Unmarked intersection ahead -
A03
Roundabout ahead -
A04
Intersection with a priority road -
A04-1
Priority road ahead -
A04-2
Priority road ahead -
A04-3
Skewed priority road ahead -
A04-4
Skewed priority road ahead -
A05
Curve to the left -
A05-1
Curve to the right -
A05-2
Double curve, first to the left -
A05-3
Double curve, first to the right -
A06
Dangerous descent -
A07
Dangerous ascent -
A08
Road narrows -
A08-1
Road narrows to the right -
A08-2
Road narrows to the left -
A09
Bump ahead -
A09-1
Dip ahead -
A09-2
Uneven road ahead -
A09-3
Ruts ahead -
A10
Dangerous skid -
A11
Ice or snow -
A12
Loose skill gravel or chippings -
A13
Falling rocks on the road -
A14
Traffic lights ahead -
A14-1
Traffic lights ahead (horizontal) -
A15
Roadworks -
A16
Two-way traffic -
A17
Traffic accident -
A18
Traffic queues ahead -
A19
Dangerous road shoulder -
A20
Pedestrians ahead -
A21
Pedestrian crossing ahead -
A22
Children -
A22-1
Children -
A22-2
Children -
A23
Low-flying aircraft -
A24
Tunnel ahead -
A25
Side wind -
A26
Danger of flares -
A27
Cyclists -
A28
Opening or swinging bridge -
A29
Unprotected riverside bank ahead -
A30
Agricultural vehicles -
A31
Tramway crossing ahead -
A32
Cattles on the road -
A33
Wild animals on the road -
A34
Railway crossing with ramps ahead -
A35
Railway crossing without ramps ahead -
A36
Advanced warning for a approaching railway crossing with ramps -
A36-1
Advanced warning for a approaching railway crossing without ramps -
A36-2
Waning board for 240 meters until the railway crossing -
A36-3
Warning board for 160 meters until the railway crossing -
A36-4
Warning board for 80 meters until the railway crossing -
A36-5
Advanced warning for a approaching railway crossing with ramps -
A36-6
Advanced warning for a approaching railway crossing without ramps -
A36-7
Warning board for 240 meters until the railway crossing -
A36-8
Warning board for 160 meters until the railway crossing -
A36-9
Warning board for 80 meters until the railway crossing -
A37
Warning cross on a railway crossing with a single track -
A37-1
Warning cross on a railway crossing with two or more tracks -
A38
Enter the middle lane on the opposite side when passing the other lanes -
A39
Railway crossing on the side road ahead -
A39-1
Railway crossing on the side road ahead
Regulation signs
editRegulation signs (Croatian: Znakovi izričitih naredbi) warns drivers of any prohibitions, restrictions and permittions.[6][7] This category includes priority signs "Stop sign", "Give Way", "Yield to oncoming traffic", prohibitory and mandatory signs.
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B01
Give way -
B02
Stop and give way -
B03
No entry for all vehicles except pedestrians -
B04
No entry, one-way road -
B05
Give way to oncoming traffic -
B06
No entry for motor vehicles expect for motorcycles without a usual trailer -
B07
No entry for buses -
B08
No entry for trucks -
B09
No entry for vehicles with dangerous goods, which may cause water pollution -
B10
No entry for vehicles with explosive or flammable goods -
B11
No entry for vehicles with dangerous goods -
B12
No entry for vehicles with trailers -
B13
No entry for vehicles with semi-trailers -
B14
No entry for tractors -
B15
No entry for motorcycles -
B16
No entry for mopeds and bicycles -
B17
No entry for bicycles -
B18
No entry for horse-drawn vehicles -
B20
No entry for motor vehicles -
B21
No entry for pedestrians -
B22
Width limit -
B23
Height limit -
B24
Weight limit -
B25
Weight per axle limit -
B26
Length limit -
B27
Minimum distance between vehicles -
B28
No left turn -
B28-1
No right turn -
B29
No U-turn -
B30
Speed limit (30 km/h) -
B30
Speed limit (50 km/h) -
B31
No overtaking -
B32
No overtaking with trucks -
B33
Customs -
B33-1
Toll road -
B33-2
Police -
B34
No padding sound signals -
B35
No camera devices -
B36
No stopping or parking -
B37
No parking -
B38
Minimum speed limit (40 km/h) -
B39
Winter chains -
B40
Bicycle path -
B41
Pedestrian path -
B42
Divided bicycle and pedestrian path -
B42
Divided bicycle path and pedestrian path -
B43
Bicycle and pedestrian path -
B44
Bridleway path -
B45
Go straight -
B45-1
Turn right -
B45-2
Turn left -
B45-3
Turn left -
B45-4
Turn right -
B45-5
U-turn permitted -
B45-6
Roundabout -
B46
Go straight or turn left -
B46-1
Go straight or turn right -
B46-2
Turn left or right -
B47
Keep right -
B47-1
Keep left -
B47-2
Keep on both sides -
B48
Turn on lights
Information signs
editInformation signs (Croatian: Znakovi obavijesti) provide drivers with the necessary information about the road they are on, the names of the places through which the road passes and the distances to those places, the ending of any restriction and mandatory signs, and other information that can be useful to them.[8][9] This category includes priority signs "Priority over oncoming traffic" "Priority road" and "End of priority road".
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C01
Priority over oncoming traffic -
-
C02-1
Bicycle crossing -
C03
Children -
C04
Pedestrian underpass or overpass -
C05
One-way road -
C05-1
One-way road on the side -
C05-2
One-way road on the side -
C06
Priority road -
C07
End of priority road -
C08
Speed bump -
C09
End of overtaking -
C10
End of overtaking trucks -
C11
End of maximum speed limit -
C12
End of minimum speed limit -
C13
End of padding sound signals -
C14
End of restrictions -
C15
End of winter chains -
C16
End of bicycle path -
C17
End of pedestrian path -
C18
End of divided bicycle and pedestrian path -
C18
End of divided bicycle and pedestrian path -
C19
End of bicycle and pedestrian path -
C20
End of bridleway path -
C21
Turn off lights (End of turning on lights) -
C22
Speed limit zone -
C23
End of speed limit zone -
C24
No parking zone -
C25
End of no parking zone -
C26
Pedestrian zone -
C27
End of pedestrian zone -
C28
Residential zone -
C29
End of residential zone -
C30
Greenway pedestrian and bicycle path -
C31
Blind pedestrian zone -
C32
End of blind pedestrian zone -
C33
Recommended speed -
C34
End of recommended speed -
C35
School patrol -
C36
Hospital -
C37
First aid -
C38
Police station -
C39
Parking -
C39-1
Covered parking -
C39-2
Parking with parking meter -
C41
Phone booth -
C41-1
Emergency phone -
C42
Gas station -
C42-1
LPG gas station -
C42-2
CNG gas station -
C42-3
Charging station for electric vehicles -
C43
Information -
C44
Hotel or motel -
C45
Restaurant -
C46
Drinkable water -
C47
Bus or trolleybus stop -
C48
Tram stop -
C49
Taxi stop -
C50
Airport -
C51
Water port -
C51-1
Ferry -
C52
Sailing yacht -
C53
Café -
C54
Camping -
C54-1
Camping for residential trailers -
C54-2
Camping for campervans -
C54-3
Parking for constitute water pollution device of campervans -
C55
Rest stop -
C56
Youth hostel -
C57
Fire extinguisher -
C58
Technical road assistance -
C59
Repairment of technical maintenance of vehicles -
C59-1
Tire shop -
C60
WC -
C61
Carwash -
C62
Traffic radio station -
C63
Water protection area -
C64
Highway -
C65
End of highway -
C66
Road for motor vehicles -
C67
End of road for motor vehicles -
C68
Dead end -
C69
Traffic section where the left turn is prohibited -
C70
Emergency lane -
C70-1
Emergency lane with a emergency phone -
C71
Mountain pass -
C72
River name -
C73
Road structure (tunnel) -
C74
Road structure (bridge) -
C75
Wildlife crossing -
C76
Settlement -
C77
End of settlement -
C78
Directional sign -
C78-1
Directional sign -
C80
Directional sign for an airport -
C81
Directional sign for a highway or road for motor vehicles -
C81-1
Directional sign for a highway or road for motor vehicles -
C83
Guide lanes -
C83-1
Guide lanes with directions to locations -
C83-2
Space for bicycles at the intersection -
C84
Public transport lane begins -
C85
Public transport lane ends -
C86
Public transport lane -
C87
Lane begins -
C88
Lane ends -
C89
Slow vehicles lane -
C90
End of slow vehicles lane -
C92
Directional sign for an exit to the other road -
C93
Rest stop -
C93-1
Rest stop -
C95
Prohibition of certain types of vehicles on a highway or an road for motor vehicles -
C96
Toll -
C97
Toll ahead -
C98
Realignment of vehicles in front of the toll facility -
C99
Mandatory taking of a toll ticket -
C99-1
Toll booth -
C99-2
Electronic toll payment -
C99-4
Smart card toll payment -
C105
Traffic controlled by a flagmen -
C108
Number of lanes for certain vehicles -
C108-1
Number of lanes with an restriction -
C109
General speed limits -
C110
Highway intersection number -
C111
International road number (European route) -
C112
Highway number -
C113
State road number -
C113-1
Country road number -
C114
Kilometer sign for highways and roads for motor vehicles -
C115
Kilometer sign for state roads -
C115-1
Kilometer sign for country roads -
C119
STOP! Wrong way -
C120
Emergency exit -
C121
Distance to emergency exit -
C122
Speed control -
C123
Traffic control -
C124
National car sticker for an simplified country identification -
C125
Border of the Republic of Croatia -
C126
Mandatory direction for certain vehicles -
C127-2
Mandatory direction for certain vehicles -
C128
Intervention passage -
-
C129-1
All passports must drive-through the area
Information and direction signs
editInformation and direction signs (Croatian: Znakovi obavijesti za vođenje prometa) inform road users about the provision of road directions, the layout of destinations and the management of traffic towards them, intersections and junctions on a certain road direction and distances to destinations.[10][11]
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D01
Exit from a highway or a road for motor vehicles -
D02
Highway intersection -
D03
Directional indicator for an intersection -
D03-1
Directional indicator for an intersection -
D03-2
Directional indicator for an intersection of circular shape (or an roundabout) -
D04
Lane for an exit ahead -
D05
Preliminary direction indicator -
D06
Preliminary direction indicator for exit -
D06-1
Preliminary direction indicator for exit -
D07
Preliminary direction indicator -
D08
Preliminary direction indicator for approaching for turning -
D08-1
Preliminary direction indicator for approaching for turning -
D09
Distance indicator to any places
Additional signs
editAdditional signs (Croatian: Dopunske ploče) are used in addition to warning, regulation and information signs. Additional signs specify the meaning of the traffic sign in more detail.[12][13]
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E01
Distance -
E02
Distance -
E02-1
Distance to STOP -
E05
Except for tenants -
E06
Vehicle categories -
E06-1
Vehicle categories -
E06-3
Vehicle categories -
E06-4
Vehicle categories -
E06-5
Vehicle categories -
E06-6
Vehicle categories -
E06-7
Vehicle categories -
E08
Tow away -
E09
Direction and distance -
E09-1
Direction and distance -
E09-2
Direction and distance -
E09-3
Beginning of parking or stopping ban -
E09-4
Continuation of parking or stopping ban -
E09-5
Ending of parking or stopping ban -
E10
Parking position -
E10-2
Parking position -
E10-3
Parking position -
E26
Parking position -
E10-5
Parking position -
E10-6
Parking position -
E10-7
Parking position -
E10-8
Parking position -
E11
Reserved for invalid carts (or wheelchairs) -
E12
Reserved for Croatian Army vehicles -
E13
Rain -
E13-1
Ice or snow -
E14
Priority road direction (with Priority road) -
-
E15
Senior people -
E15-1
Blind people -
E16
Snowplows may appear -
E17
Painting road markings -
E18
Ruts ahead for … kilometres -
E19
Speed bump -
E21
Smog regulation restricted -
E22
Rewind the engine when entering the vehicle
Retired signs
edit-
E41
Accident (2005) -
E42
Amphibians (2005) -
E45
Gas station for CNG and LPG (2005) -
E46
Exit from highways and roads for motor vehicles (2005) -
E47
Highway junction (2005)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pravilnik o prometnim znakovima, signalizaciji i opremi na cestama". narodne-novine.nn.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "United Nations Treaty Collection". treaties.un.org. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Pravilnik o prometnim znakovima, signalizaciji i opremi na cestama". narodne-novine.nn.hr. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "A - Znakovi opasnosti | Vepel d.o.o." (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "A". narodne-novine.nn.hr. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "B - Znakovi izričitih naredbi | Vepel d.o.o." (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "B". narodne-novine.nn.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "C - Znakovi obavijesti | Vepel d.o.o." (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "C". narodne-novine.nn.hr. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "D - Znakovi obavijesti za vođenje prometa | Vepel d.o.o." (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "D". narodne-novine.nn.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "E - Dopunske ploče | Vepel d.o.o." (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "E". narodne-novine.nn.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
External links
edit- Zakon o sigurnosti prometa na cestama od 20. kolovoza 2004.
- Pravilnik o prometnim znakovima, opremi i signalizaciji na cestama od 14. ožujka 2005. (N.N. 33/05)
- Internet portal specijaliziran za prometnu signalizaciju i opremu ceste
- Prometna signalizacija Hrvatska tehnička enciklopedija, portal hrvatske tehničke baštine. LZMK
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