Crossing animalsGreece
Traffic rules
Greece
1. 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.
Which animals might drivers encounter on roads in Greece?
Depending on the locality, drivers may meet goats, sheep and other animals on rural and island 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.
🔗 aade.gr • Greece, Road Traffic Code 5209/2025 — articles 7, 23–24, 38, 43
Warning for cattle on the road.
English • Traffic sign Κ-18 • Domestic animals crossing.
Ελληνικά • Κ-18 • Κίνδυνος από τη διέλευση οικόσιτων ζώων.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 3.0)
🔗 Aade.gr • Ν. 5209/2025 • ΚΟΚ • άρθρο 7 παρ. 2 περ. κα
🔗 Aade.gr • Παράρτημα Α΄ • Κ-18
SVG source: Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 3.0 • Original revision 2022-01-11. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Warning for crossing deer.
English • Traffic sign Κ-19 • Wild animals crossing.
Ελληνικά • Κ-19 • Κίνδυνος από τη διέλευση άγριων ζώων.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 3.0)
🔗 Aade.gr • Ν. 5209/2025 • ΚΟΚ • άρθρο 7 παρ. 2 περ. κβ
🔗 Aade.gr • Παράρτημα Α΄ • Κ-19
SVG source: Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 3.0 • Original revision 2022-01-11. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does an animal-crossing warning sign in Greece 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.
🔗 aade.gr • Greece, Road Traffic Code 5209/2025 — articles 7, 23–24, 38, 43
What should you do if an animal enters the road in Greece?
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.
🔗 aade.gr • Greece, Road Traffic Code 5209/2025 — articles 7, 23–24, 38, 43
