Crossing animalsSerbia
Traffic rules
Serbia
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 Serbia?
Depending on the locality, drivers may meet livestock and wild animals on rural or 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.
Warning for cattle on the road.
English • Traffic sign I-17 • Animals on the road. Warns of supervised domestic animals crossing or moving along the road.
Српски • I-17 • Животиње на путу. Означава наилазак на део пута на коме домаће животиње под надзором прелазе преко пута, односно се крећу дуж пута.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0)
🔗 Pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs • Правилник о саобраћајној сигнализацији • важећи текст • члан 18, тачка 14
🔗 Reg.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs • Службени приказ • I-17
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Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0 • Source revision 2015-05-04. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Warning for crossing deer.
English • Traffic sign I-18 • Wild animals. Warns of danger from wild animals crossing the road.
Српски • I-18 • Дивљач на путу. Означава наилазак на део пута на коме постоји опасност због преласка дивљачи.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0)
🔗 Pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs • Правилник о саобраћајној сигнализацији • важећи текст • члан 18, тачка 15
🔗 Reg.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs • Службени приказ • I-18
Replacement SVG: Commons.wikimedia.org • Wikimedia Commons original • Government of Slovenia • Public domain • Original revision 2014-05-11. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Image via Commons.wikimedia.org
Government of Slovenia • Public domain • Source revision 2014-05-11. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does an animal-crossing warning sign in Serbia 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 Serbia?
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.
