Road narrowingRomania
Traffic rules
Romania
1. Road narrowing
A road narrowing is a section where the available width of the road or carriageway becomes smaller. The narrowing may occur on both sides, on one side only, or because one or more traffic lanes end.
Drivers should reduce speed, observe approaching and adjacent traffic, maintain sufficient lateral clearance and merge when necessary. Warning signs do not always determine priority, so drivers must follow any priority signs, lane markings and local traffic rules.
What does a road-narrowing warning mean in Romania?
Romanian road-narrowing warnings identify a reduction of available width. Check the indicated side and any separate signs governing priority over opposing traffic.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 54; Regulation 106, 127, 135
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 106, 127, 135
Warning for a road narrowing.
English • Road narrows on both sides. The warning applies from where the sign stands. For signs warning of hazardous sections, supplementary plates determine the extent of application.
Română • Drum îngustat pe ambele părți. Semnificația indicatorului de avertizare începe din locul unde este amplasat. În cazul indicatoarelor care avertizează sectoare periculoase, zona de acțiune a indicatoarelor este reglementată prin plăcuțe adiționale.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Legislatie.just.ro • art. 66 alin. (3)
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Legislatie.just.ro • HG nr. 1391/2006 • anexa nr. 2 • A • Monitorul Oficial nr. 876/2006, p. 32
SVG source: Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0 • Original revision 2015-05-21. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Warning for a road narrowing on the left.
English • Road narrows on the left. The warning applies from where the sign stands. For signs warning of hazardous sections, supplementary plates determine the extent of application.
Română • Drum îngustat pe partea stângă. Semnificația indicatorului de avertizare începe din locul unde este amplasat. În cazul indicatoarelor care avertizează sectoare periculoase, zona de acțiune a indicatoarelor este reglementată prin plăcuțe adiționale.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Legislatie.just.ro • art. 66 alin. (3)
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Legislatie.just.ro • HG nr. 1391/2006 • anexa nr. 2 • A • Monitorul Oficial nr. 876/2006, p. 32
SVG source: Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0 • Original revision 2015-05-21. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Warning for a road narrowing on the right.
English • Road narrows on the right. The warning applies from where the sign stands. For signs warning of hazardous sections, supplementary plates determine the extent of application.
Română • Drum îngustat pe partea dreaptă. Semnificația indicatorului de avertizare începe din locul unde este amplasat. În cazul indicatoarelor care avertizează sectoare periculoase, zona de acțiune a indicatoarelor este reglementată prin plăcuțe adiționale.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Legislatie.just.ro • art. 66 alin. (3)
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Legislatie.just.ro • HG nr. 1391/2006 • anexa nr. 2 • A • Monitorul Oficial nr. 876/2006, p. 32
SVG source: Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0 • Original revision 2015-05-21. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does a narrowing warning give you priority in Romania?
No. A warning describes the reduced width, rather than allocating priority or setting a numerical speed limit. Follow any separate priority signs, signals and meeting rules, and slow enough to pass safely or wait before entering.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 54; Regulation 106, 127, 135
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 106, 127, 135
What should you do if traffic lanes merge at a narrowing in Romania?
In Romania, a driver in a lane that ends must let traffic in the lane to the left pass before joining it. Do not import another country’s automatic zipper rule. Signal, check mirrors and blind spots, and move only when safe. Article 106 separately provides that, when two outer-lane drivers seek the same free centre lane on a road with at least three lanes in that direction, the driver on the right must let the driver from the left enter.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 54; Regulation 106, 127, 135
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 106, 127, 135
