Crossing animalsItaly
24. 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 Italy?
Depending on the locality, drivers may meet deer, wild boar and livestock on rural and mountain 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.
🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 39, 140–142, 148, 150, 157–158, 191
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 39
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 141
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 154
Warning for cattle on the road.
English • Traffic sign II.24 • Domestic animals. Warns of a road section where domestic animals are likely to cross.
Italiano • Figura II.24 • Animali domestici. Presegnala un tratto di strada con probabile attraversamento di animali domestici.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (F l a n k e r • CC BY-SA 3.0)
🔗 Normattiva.it • D.P.R. 495/1992 • testo vigente • art. 95, comma 1
🔗 Gazzettaufficiale.it • Gazzetta Ufficiale • Figura II.24 • pagina 251
SVG source: F l a n k e r • CC BY-SA 3.0 • Original revision 2011-02-05. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork verified against Gazzettaufficiale.it • official published diagram II.24.
Current figure reference verified in Normattiva.it • Normattiva, current article 95.
Warning for crossing deer.
English • Traffic sign II.25 • Wild animals. Warns of a road section where wild animals are likely to cross.
Italiano • Figura II.25 • Animali selvatici. Presegnala un tratto di strada con probabile attraversamento di animali selvatici.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (F l a n k e r • CC BY-SA 3.0)
🔗 Normattiva.it • D.P.R. 495/1992 • testo vigente • art. 95, comma 1
🔗 Gazzettaufficiale.it • Gazzetta Ufficiale • Figura II.25 • pagina 251
SVG source: F l a n k e r • CC BY-SA 3.0 • Original revision 2011-02-05. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork verified against Gazzettaufficiale.it • official published diagram II.25.
Current figure reference verified in Normattiva.it • Normattiva, current article 95.
Does an animal-crossing warning sign in Italy 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.
🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 39, 140–142, 148, 150, 157–158, 191
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 39
What should you do if an animal enters the road in Italy?
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.
🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 39, 140–142, 148, 150, 157–158, 191
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 39

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