1️⃣ Curves
🔄 On bends, the driver must keep the vehicle under control to avoid skids or running off the road. Triangular signs such as P-13A and P-13B indicate right and left-hand curves. For a series of bends: P-14A and P-14B.
📏 Some signs include plates indicating the length or proximity of the hazardous section (S-800, S-810).
🛑 Dangerous curves with speed limits: P-13B and R-301 (30 km/h), P-13A and S-7 (60 km/h).
📉 Overtaking is prohibited on bends with limited visibility. White arrows on the roadway are used to guide the return to the right-hand lane.
2️⃣ Loose Gravel
🪨 Sign P-28 indicates sections where gravel may be projected, causing skids or breaking windows.
3️⃣ Animals on the Road
🐄 Signs P-23 (domestic animals) and P-24 (wild animals). They have priority on drovers’ roads and when crossing.
4️⃣ Movable Bridges and Quays
🌉 P-5 warns of movable bridges. P-27 indicates quays or riverbanks. 🚷 Evacuate if you become stuck!
5️⃣ Tunnels and Underpasses
🚇 In a tunnel with a fire: get out of the vehicle, switch off the engine and move away in the direction opposite the fire. Use emergency exits.
🚫 Overtaking, U-turns, parking or reversing inside the tunnel are prohibited.
6️⃣ Airports
✈️ Sign P-12 indicates areas with low-flying aircraft. Expect loud, sudden noise!
7️⃣ Road Narrowing
🛣️ P-17 (narrowing on both sides), P-17a (right), P-17b (left). R-5 prohibits passage through the narrow section; R-6 gives priority.
8️⃣ Gradients
⬇️ P-16a indicates a steep descent. ⬆️ P-16b a steep ascent. The percentage shows the slope.
9️⃣ Roadworks
🚧 Sign P-18 warns of roadworks. Signage will be yellow, with reflective lights at night. Priority to the vehicle that is more difficult to maneuver.
9.1 Priority order when reversing
- 🚜 Special vehicles or special transports
- 🚛 Vehicle combinations
- 🐴 Animal-drawn vehicles
- 🚙 Cars with trailer or motorhomes
- 🚌 Public transport vehicles
- 🚐 Trucks and vans
- 🚗 Passenger cars
- 🛺 Quadricycles and light special vehicles
- 🏍️ Motorcycles with sidecar
- 🛵 Bicycles, motorcycles and mopeds
🔟 Other Road Hazards
⚠️ Signs such as P-30 (drop at the edge of the roadway) or P-21 (school zone) indicate various hazards. If there is no specific symbol, P-50 with a descriptive plate is used.
1️⃣1️⃣ Obstacles on the Road
🚫 Leaving obstacles unmarked is prohibited. Obstacles include broken-down vehicles or items fallen onto the roadway. When you pass an immobilised vehicle (breakdown, accident, or an emergency, breakdown-assistance, maintenance or traffic-management service) that occupies your lane, you must keep a lateral gap of at least 1.5 m — even if that means using the opposite side of the carriageway — and reduce your speed by at least 20 km/h below the road's limit (since 1 October 2026, RD 518/2026).
1️⃣2️⃣ Priority Vehicles
🚨 Priority vehicles (police, fire, ambulances) have right of way when using lights/siren on urgent duty. Other drivers must make way, normally pulling to the right or stopping. On motorways and dual carriageways, when traffic is stopped or crawling in a jam, vehicles must form an emergency lane: with two lanes per direction, the gap is left in the middle between both lanes; with three or more lanes, between the leftmost lane and the one next to it (the left lane moves as far left as possible, the other lanes as far right as possible) (since 1 October 2026, RD 518/2026).
🚊 Rail vehicles (trams, trains) also have priority unless otherwise signed.
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