Crossing animalsNepal
Traffic rules
Nepal
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 Nepal?
The warning-sign system distinguishes livestock and wild-animal hazards. Watch for animals on or beside the road and adjust speed to visibility and their movement. A warning identifies the hazard; it does not guarantee that animals are confined to a particular short section or set a numerical speed limit.
Warning for cattle on the road.
English • Traffic sign B26 • Livestock. Animals may be on or crossing the road. Slow down and prepare to stop.
नेपाली • B26 • गाईवस्तु। अगाडि सडकमा गाईवस्तु आउन सक्छन्। गति घटाउनुहोस् र रोक्न तयार हुनुहोस्।
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Dor.gov.np • सडक विभाग • Traffic Signs Manual, 1997 • B26 • PDF पृष्ठ 106
SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Nepali Department of Roads • Public domain • Original revision 2020-02-23. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork reviewed against the Department of Roads Traffic Signs Manual 2018, Volume 2: Dor.gov.np • PDF page 62. Catalogue-equivalent illustration; intentional update from the previous PNG. The earlier manual is retained as supporting evidence.
Warning for crossing deer.
English • Traffic sign B27 • Wild animals. Slow down and take care.
नेपाली • B27 • वन्यजन्तु। अगाडि सडकमा वन्यजन्तु आउन सक्छन्। गति घटाउनुहोस् र सावधान रहनुहोस्।
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Dor.gov.np • सडक विभाग • Traffic Signs Manual, 1997 • B27 • PDF पृष्ठ 107
SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Nepali Department of Roads • Public domain • Original revision 2020-02-23. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork reviewed against the Department of Roads Traffic Signs Manual 2018, Volume 2: Dor.gov.np • PDF page 63. Catalogue-equivalent illustration; intentional update from the previous PNG. The earlier manual is retained as supporting evidence.
Does an animal-crossing warning sign in Nepal 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.
What should you do if an animal enters the road in Nepal?
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.
