Stop signGreece
Traffic rules
Greece
1. Stop sign
A stop sign requires drivers to bring their vehicle to a complete stop and give way before entering or crossing the road ahead. The stop must be made at the stop line or another legally prescribed position.
After stopping, the driver may continue only when this can be done safely and without interfering with traffic that has priority. The sign does not create priority for the driver who has stopped.
Must I stop completely at a stop sign in Greece?
Yes. Come to a complete stop when the applicable stop sign controls your approach, even when you cannot see another road user. Slowing to a crawl is not a stop. The stopping duty is separate from the duty to give way before continuing.
🔗 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
Stop and give way.
English • Traffic sign Ρ-2 • Compulsory stop. a) Before a junction, this sign requires the vehicle to stop before entering and give way to vehicles on the road being approached. b) At locations other than junctions, it requires the vehicle to stop at the sign and not move off again until the driver is satisfied that it is safe.
Ελληνικά • Ρ-2 • Υποχρεωτική διακοπή πορείας: βα) Η πινακίδα αυτή, που τοποθετείται πριν από κόμβο, σημαίνει υποχρεωτική διακοπή πορείας του οχήματος πριν από την είσοδο στον κόμβο και παραχώρηση προτεραιότητας στα οχήματα τα οποία κινούνται στην οδό, προς την οποία πλησιάζει. ββ) Η αυτή πινακίδα που τοποθετείται σε άλλα σημεία, πλην κόμβου, σημαίνει υποχρεωτική διακοπή πορείας του οχήματος στη θέση της πινακίδας και μη εκ νέου εκκίνηση μέχρις ότου βεβαιωθεί ο οδηγός του ότι μπορεί να το πράξει χωρίς κίνδυνο.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 3.0)
🔗 Aade.gr • Ν. 5209/2025 • ΚΟΚ • άρθρο 7 παρ. 3 περ. β
🔗 Aade.gr • Παράρτημα Α΄ • Ρ-2
Replacement SVG: Commons.wikimedia.org • Wikimedia Commons original • Fer1997 • CC BY-SA 3.0 • Original revision 2016-09-01. Wikimedia original unmodified.
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Where must I stop at a stop-controlled junction in Greece?
Stop at the prescribed stop line or stopping position before entering the junction. Check the intersecting road and proceed only after giving way; do not let the front of the vehicle obstruct the priority route.
🔗 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
Does stopping first give me priority at a stop sign in Greece?
A complete stop does not, by itself, give you priority. Give way to the road users entitled to pass under the junction’s signs and rules, check pedestrians and cyclists, and proceed only when the gap is safe. Do not follow another stopped vehicle through without satisfying your own stopping and yielding duties.
🔗 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
