Stop signPoland
Traffic rules
Poland
23. 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.
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Must I stop completely at a stop sign in Poland?
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.
🔗 eli.gov.pl • Poland, Road Traffic Law — articles 5, 25–27; Signs 5, 21, 43
Stop and give way.
English • Traffic sign B-20 • Stop. Sign B-20 prohibits entering the junction without stopping before the priority road and requires drivers to give way to traffic on that road.
Polski • B-20 • stop. Znak B-20 „stop” oznacza: zakaz wjazdu na skrzyżowanie bez zatrzymania się przed drogą z pierwszeństwem; obowiązek ustąpienia pierwszeństwa kierującym poruszającym się tą drogą.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Eli.gov.pl • § 21 ust. 1
SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Krzysztof Blachnicki • Public domain • Original revision 2025-09-27. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork reviewed against the Polish official sign catalogue, Dz.U. 2019 poz. 2310: Eli.gov.pl • B-20, PDF page 42, with amendments 2021/433, 2021/2065, 2022/2372 and 2026/133 checked. Catalogue-equivalent illustration; intentional update from the previous PNG. This is an educational illustration, not a manufacturing specification.
Where must I stop at a stop-controlled junction in Poland?
Stop at the mandatory stop line or, where no line identifies the place, at a position with a sufficient view before entering the junction. The stop requirement and the duty to yield must both be satisfied.
🔗 eli.gov.pl • Poland, Road Traffic Law — articles 5, 25–27; Signs 5, 21, 43
Does stopping first give me priority at a stop sign in Poland?
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.
🔗 eli.gov.pl • Poland, Road Traffic Law — articles 5, 25–27; Signs 5, 21, 43
