FootpathBosnia and Herzegovina
Traffic rules
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1. Footpath
A footpath is a path or part of a road intended primarily for pedestrian traffic. It may run alongside a road, through a park or residential area, or independently from roads used by motor vehicles.
A footpath may be reserved exclusively for pedestrians or may form part of a shared route with cyclists or other permitted users. Access, priority and permitted users depend on the traffic signs and local regulations applying to the path.
What does Bosnia and Herzegovina call a roadside pavement?
The Road Traffic Safety Law uses trotoar for the part beside the carriageway intended for pedestrians. This pedestrian facility is different from a cycle lane or cycle path. Use the designated pedestrian surface when it is available.
🔗 parlament.ba • Bosnia and Herzegovina — Articles 9, 104–109
🔗 mup.ks.gov.ba • Official gazette 35/2026 — full enacted amendment, Sarajevo Police copy
🔗 sluzbenilist.ba • Official Gazette — 35/2026 amendment, operative text and commencement
Must pedestrians use an available pavement in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Yes. Where a road has a pavement, another designated pedestrian surface or a suitable surface beside the carriageway, pedestrians must use it. Walking on the carriageway is a fallback when those surfaces are absent or cannot be used.
🔗 parlament.ba • Bosnia and Herzegovina — Articles 9, 104–109
🔗 mup.ks.gov.ba • Official gazette 35/2026 — full enacted amendment, Sarajevo Police copy
🔗 sluzbenilist.ba • Official Gazette — 35/2026 amendment, operative text and commencement
Where should I walk if there is no usable pavement in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Keep close to the carriageway edge and avoid obstructing vehicles. Outside built-up areas, normally use the left edge facing traffic; the right edge is permitted when safer. People pushing a bicycle use the right edge. At night or in reduced visibility, the required lighting or reflective identification also applies.
🔗 parlament.ba • Bosnia and Herzegovina — Articles 9, 104–109
🔗 mup.ks.gov.ba • Official gazette 35/2026 — full enacted amendment, Sarajevo Police copy
🔗 sluzbenilist.ba • Official Gazette — 35/2026 amendment, operative text and commencement
