Priority roadBosnia and Herzegovina
Traffic rules
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1. Priority road
A priority road is a road whose traffic is given priority over traffic entering from intersecting roads. It is normally identified by a priority-road sign, while an end sign indicates where that continuing priority status stops.
Drivers on a priority road must still obey traffic lights, authorised officers, speed limits, crossings and turning rules. Having priority never allows a driver to proceed when doing so would create danger or block an intersection.
How does priority-road status work in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Bosnia and Herzegovina recognises a road signed as a put s prvenstvom prolaza, a road with priority. A driver entering it must let vehicles on that road pass, rather than relying on ordinary priority from the right.
🔗 parlament.ba • Bosnia and Herzegovina — Article 49; priority-road and end signs
🔗 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
🔗 jpdcfbh.ba • JP Ceste FBiH — official rulebook index and source provenance
How can you tell where a priority road applies in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Read the priority-road sign, the corresponding end indication and any supplementary junction diagram. Distinguish a continuing road designation from a sign that regulates only one junction. If a diagram shows the priority route turning, follow that diagram rather than assuming the straight-ahead road has priority.
🔗 parlament.ba • Bosnia and Herzegovina — Article 49; priority-road and end signs
🔗 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
🔗 jpdcfbh.ba • JP Ceste FBiH — official rulebook index and source provenance
Start of a priority road.
English • Traffic sign III-4 • Priority road. Vehicles have priority over traffic on intersecting or joining roads.
Bosanski • III-4 • Cesta s prvenstvom prolaza. Vozila na ovoj cesti imaju prvenstvo prolaza prema vozilima na cestama koje se s njom ukrštaju ili spajaju.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Ms.ks.gov.ba • Pravilnik o saobraćajnim znakovima • član 36, tačka 3
SVG source: Gigillo83 • Public domain • Original revision 2024-12-08. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the priority road.
English • Traffic sign III-5 • End of priority road. Marks the end of the priority road or section.
Bosanski • III-5 • Završetak ceste s prvenstvom prolaza. Mjesto na kojem završava cesta ili dio ceste s prvenstvom prolaza.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0)
🔗 Ms.ks.gov.ba • Pravilnik o saobraćajnim znakovima • član 36, tačka 4
Replacement SVG: Commons.wikimedia.org • Wikimedia Commons original • Government of Slovenia • Public domain • Original revision 2022-07-28. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork verified against Ms.ks.gov.ba • official published diagram III-5.
Image via Commons.wikimedia.org
Government of Slovenia • Public domain • Source revision 2022-07-28. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does having road priority let you ignore other controls in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
No. Obey the applicable traffic signals and authorised directions, speed limits and crossing rules. Turning or changing lanes can require yielding, and having priority never permits entering a conflict that cannot be crossed safely.
🔗 parlament.ba • Bosnia and Herzegovina — Article 49; priority-road and end signs
🔗 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
🔗 jpdcfbh.ba • JP Ceste FBiH — official rulebook index and source provenance
