Give way to oncoming trafficGreece
Traffic rules
Greece
1. Give way to oncoming traffic
Give way to oncoming traffic means that drivers must allow vehicles approaching from the opposite direction to pass first through a narrow section of road. The rule is normally indicated by a sign facing the direction that must yield and a corresponding priority sign facing oncoming traffic.
Drivers must reduce speed and stop when necessary before entering the narrow passage. They may continue only when they can do so safely and without obstructing oncoming traffic that has priority.
When must I give way to oncoming traffic in Greece?
Where priority signs, temporary signals or an authorised controller in Greece require your direction to yield at a narrow road or bridge, allow opposing traffic through first. Do not assume every narrowing has the same priority arrangement.
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek National Printing Office, Road Traffic Code 5209/2025
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek Gazette, Law5256/2025 amendment
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek Gazette, Law5290/2026 amendment
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek Gazette, Law5313/2026 amendment
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek Gazette, Law5322/2026 amendment
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek National Printing Office, amendment Law5338/2026
Road narrowing, give way to oncoming drivers.
English • Traffic sign Ρ-5 • Priority for oncoming traffic because the carriageway is narrow.
Ελληνικά • Ρ-5 • Προτεραιότητα της αντιθέτως ερχόμενης κυκλοφορίας λόγω στενότητας του οδοστρώματος.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Aade.gr • Ν. 5209/2025 • ΚΟΚ • άρθρο 7 παρ. 3 περ. ε
🔗 Aade.gr • Παράρτημα Α΄ • Ρ-5
SVG source: Peeperman • Public domain • Original revision 2022-01-12. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does a road-narrows warning automatically give oncoming traffic priority in Greece?
Not necessarily. A warning of a narrow carriageway is not itself the same as an instruction to give way. Check whether there is a separate priority sign, signal or temporary traffic control, and take account of any rules for an obstruction on your side.
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek National Printing Office, Road Traffic Code 5209/2025
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek Gazette, Law5256/2025 amendment
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek Gazette, Law5290/2026 amendment
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek Gazette, Law5313/2026 amendment
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek Gazette, Law5322/2026 amendment
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek National Printing Office, amendment Law5338/2026
What if an oncoming vehicle is already entering a narrow passage in Greece?
Reduce speed and wait where you can do so safely rather than forcing two vehicles into insufficient space. Even if a sign gives your approach priority, that does not justify a collision or endangering another road user.
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek National Printing Office, Road Traffic Code 5209/2025
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek Gazette, Law5256/2025 amendment
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek Gazette, Law5290/2026 amendment
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek Gazette, Law5313/2026 amendment
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek Gazette, Law5322/2026 amendment
🔗 api.et.gr • Greek National Printing Office, amendment Law5338/2026
