Crossing animalsCzechia
Traffic rules
Czechia
28. Crossing animals
An animals-crossing warning indicates a place or road section where wild animals, livestock or ridden animals may enter or cross the road. Animals may appear suddenly, move unpredictably or be difficult to see in darkness, vegetation or poor weather.
Drivers should reduce speed, scan both sides of the road and remain prepared to stop. The warning sign does not itself give animals priority or impose a numerical speed limit, but drivers must avoid frightening, endangering or colliding with them.
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Which animals might drivers encounter on roads in Czechia?
Depending on the locality, drivers may meet deer and wild boar along wooded and rural roads. Roadside animal-warning signs and local hazard information indicate where extra care may be needed; do not assume the hazard ends immediately after a sign.
🔗 e-sbirka.gov.cz • Czechia, Decree 294/2015 — current sign and marking descriptions, annexes 1–10
Warning for cattle on the road.
English • Traffic sign A 13 • Animals. The sign warns of a place or road section where domestic animals may frequently be present on the road. Another prescribed animal symbol may be used on the sign.
Čeština • Dopravní značka A 13 • Zvířata. Značka upozorňuje na místo nebo úsek pozemní komunikace, kde může docházet k častému výskytu domácích zvířat na pozemní komunikaci. Na značce může být použít i jiný určený symbol zvířete.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org • 🔗
🔗 E-sbirka.gov.cz • Vyhláška č. 294/2015 Sb. • A 13 • znění účinné od 1. 7. 2025
SVG source: Government of the Czech Republic • Public domain • Original revision 2013-12-06. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork verified against E-sbirka.gov.cz • official published diagram A 13.
Warning for crossing deer.
English • Traffic sign A 14 • Wild animals. The sign warns of a place or road section where wild animals may frequently be present on the road. Another prescribed wild-animal symbol may be used on the sign.
Čeština • Dopravní značka A 14 • Zvěř. Značka upozorňuje na místo nebo úsek pozemní komunikace, kde může docházet k častému výskytu divoké zvěře na pozemní komunikaci. Na značce může být použít i jiný určený symbol volně žijícího živočicha.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org • 🔗
🔗 E-sbirka.gov.cz • Vyhláška č. 294/2015 Sb. • A 14 • znění účinné od 1. 7. 2025
SVG source: Government of the Czech Republic • Public domain • Original revision 2013-12-06. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork verified against E-sbirka.gov.cz • official published diagram A 14.
Does an animal-crossing warning sign in Czechia set a new speed limit?
A warning of animals is not, by itself, a numerical speed-limit sign. Continue to obey the applicable speed limit, but slow down whenever animals could enter the road or visibility is poor. A separate regulatory speed sign must also be obeyed.
🔗 e-sbirka.gov.cz • Czechia, Decree 294/2015 — current sign and marking descriptions, annexes 1–10
What should you do if an animal enters the road in Czechia?
Ease off the accelerator, assess the traffic behind and brake smoothly if necessary. Avoid abrupt swerving into opposing traffic or off the road. Give farm animals and ridden animals room, avoid frightening them with unnecessary horn use, and be alert for more animals following.
🔗 e-sbirka.gov.cz • Czechia, Decree 294/2015 — current sign and marking descriptions, annexes 1–10
