Overview of road signs in Croatia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Warning 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.[3][4]
A01 Danger ahead
A02 An intersection
A03 A roundabout
A04 Intersection with non-priority road
A04-1 Non-priority road ahead
A04-2 Non-priority road ahead
A04-3 Non-priority road ahead
A04-4 Non-priority road ahead
A05 A curve to the left
A05-1 A curve to the right
A05-2 Double curve
A05-3 Double curve
A06 Dangerous descent
A07 Dangerous climb
A08 Carriageway narrows
A08-1 Narrowing of the road on the right
A08-2 Narrowing of the road on the left
A09 Warning for bump
A09-1 Dip
A09-2 Uneven road
A09-3 Ruts
A10 Skidding danger
A11 Ice on road
A12 Pebbles on the road
A13 Danger of rocks falling of a cliff
A14 Traffic light incoming
A14-1 Traffic light incoming
A15 Road works
A16 Traffic in both directions
A17 Traffic accident
A18 A queue of cars
A19 Danger of falling onto unpaved area
A20 Pedestrians on the road
A21 Pedestarian crossing
A22 Possibility of children on the road
A22-1 Children
A22-2 Children
A23 Airport runway nearby
A24 A tunnel
A25 Danger of side wind
A26 Fire hazard
A27 Cyclists
A28 Rising bridge
A29 Coast nearby
A30 Tractor
A31 Tram tracks
A32 Animals for cattle
A33 Animals for deer
A34 Crossing over the rail with a ramp or protection
A35 Crossing over the rail without protection
A36 Distance to the road-railway crossing
A36-1 Distance to the road-railway crossing
A36-2 240 meters until railroad crossing
A36-3 160 meters until railroad crossing
A36-4 80 meters until railroad crossing
A36-5 Distance to the road-railway crossing
A36-6 Distance to the road-railway crossing
A36-7 240 meters until railroad crossing
A36-8 160 meters until railroad crossing
A36-9 80 meters until railroad crossing
A37 Railway crossing (Andrew's cross)
A37-1 Railway crossing
A38 Encountering a vehicle moving in the opposite direction on a multi-lane road
A39 Crossing over the railway line on a side road
A39-1 Crossing over the railway line on a side road
Order signs (Croatian: Znakovi izričitih naredbi) inform road users of prohibitions, restrictions and obligations.[5][6] This category includes priority signs "Stop sign", "Give Way", "Yield to oncoming traffic", prohibitory and mandatory signs.
B01 Give way
B02 Stop sign
B03 No motor vehicles access
B04 Do not enter
B05 Give way to oncoming traffic
B06 No entry for motor vehicles expect for motorcycles without needing a trailer
Information signs (Croatian: Znakovi obavijesti) provide road users 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 termination of validity of explicit command signs, and other information that can be useful to them.[7][8] This category includes priority signs "Priority over oncoming traffic" "Priority road" and "End of priority road".
C124 National car sticker/Oval car sticker (for car country identification abroad)
C125 Republic of Croatia
C126 Mandatory direction for certain vehicles
C127-2 Mandatory direction for certain vehicles
C128 Intervention passage
C129 Notice board about the origin of the passengers (EU/EEA/CH)
C129-1 Notice board about the origin of the passengers (All passports)
Information 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.[9][10]
D01 Exit from a highway or an expressway
D02 Highway intersection
D03 An intersection
D03-1 An intersection
D03-2 An intersection of circular shape
D04 Pre-signpost billboard
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 at a portal over one lane
D08-1 Preliminary direction indicator at a portal over one lane
D09 Confirmation of the direction
Additional signs (Croatian: Dopunske ploče) are used in addition to warning, order and information signs. Additional signs specify the meaning of the traffic sign in more detail.[11][12]