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Drive on the right-hand side of the road and normally overtake on the left.

Call 112 for general emergency assistance. Serbia also uses 192 for police, 193 for fire and rescue, and 194 for ambulance services.

The general legal threshold is 0.2 g/l (0.2‰). Zero alcohol applies to several categories, including probationary drivers, motorcycle and moped riders and certain professional or special-service drivers.

The general maximum speed in a built-up area is 50 km/h, unless signs indicate otherwise. On suitable roads, a higher signed limit of up to 80 km/h may be permitted.

For an ordinary passenger car, the general maximum on roads outside built-up areas other than motorways and motoput roads is 80 km/h, unless another limit is signed.

The general maximum on a motoput is 100 km/h for an ordinary passenger car, unless a lower limit is signed.

The general motorway maximum for an ordinary passenger car is 130 km/h, unless signs impose a lower limit.

In a designated school zone, the limit is normally 30 km/h in a built-up area and 50 km/h outside a built-up area between 07:00 and 21:00, unless signs specify a different period.

Motorways are reserved for specified motor vehicles and are not open to pedestrians, bicycles or other excluded slow road users. A permitted motor vehicle must also have a maximum design speed of at least 50 km/h.

No. Serbia does not use a nationwide motorway vignette for passenger cars. Tolls are instead charged on designated motorway sections according to the distance travelled and vehicle category.

Tolled motorway sections generally use a closed toll system. Drivers using manual payment take a magnetic card at the entrance and pay at the exit, while an ENP electronic tag can be used in designated electronic lanes.

Yes. During daytime driving, motor vehicles must use dipped headlights or daytime running lights.

From 1 November to 1 April, winter tyres are required when the carriageway is covered with snow, ice or black ice. For passenger cars they must be fitted to all four wheels and have at least 4 mm tread depth.

Snow chains or another approved traction device are part of Serbia's winter equipment requirements. During the winter-equipment period they must generally be carried when travelling outside built-up areas, and they are fitted to driven wheels where required by signs or applicable snowy-road conditions.

No. Studded tyres are prohibited on vehicles in Serbia.

Yes. Drivers and passengers must use seat belts in seats that are equipped with them.

A person shorter than 135 cm must normally be transported in an approved child-restraint system appropriate for the child. The law provides specific conditions for the use of booster seats by older children.

A child under 12 years old must generally not travel in the front seat. An exception allows a child up to three years old in an appropriate rear-facing restraint where the front airbag is absent or deactivated.

Yes. Riders and passengers on motorcycles, mopeds and relevant three- and four-wheeled motor vehicles must wear a properly fastened, approved protective helmet.

A driver must not hold or use a mobile phone while driving unless it is used with hands-free equipment that does not require the driver to hold the device. Stricter rules apply to probationary drivers.

Probationary drivers must observe zero alcohol, may not drive between 23:00 and 06:00, and may not use a phone even hands-free. Their maximum speed is 110 km/h on motorways, 90 km/h on motoput roads and 90% of the applicable limit on other roads; restrictions also apply to driving category B vehicles with engines exceeding 80 kW unless the legally required supervisor is present.

Yes. At an intersection where priority is not otherwise regulated, a driver must normally give way to a vehicle approaching from the right.

Priority at a roundabout is determined by traffic signs and the normal priority rules. Where a Give Way sign is placed at the entrance, as is common, entering drivers must yield to circulating traffic. Do not assume that being inside a roundabout alone always establishes priority.

At an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing, drivers must adjust their speed so they can safely give way to pedestrians who have entered, are entering or clearly intend to enter the crossing.

Yes. Where a same-direction traffic lane ends or is obstructed, a driver in the adjacent lane must allow one vehicle from the terminating or blocked lane to merge ahead.

Yes. In a motorway queue where there is no emergency lane, vehicles in the right and any middle lanes must move towards the right edge while vehicles in the left lane move towards the left, leaving a corridor for emergency and priority vehicles.

Drivers must give way to rail vehicles and stop when barriers are closed or lowering or when the crossing signals require it. At an unprotected crossing, drivers must stop and make sure that no train is approaching before crossing.

An ordinary passenger car must carry key safety equipment including an approved warning triangle, first-aid kit and reflective vest. Passenger cars manufactured or first registered after 1 January 1984 must also carry a suitable tow rope or tow bar. Separate winter-equipment requirements apply when relevant.