Road narrowingBosnia and Herzegovina
Traffic rules
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
A narrowing warning in Bosnia and Herzegovina alerts you to reduced road width. The Traffic Safety Law’s safe-speed and meeting provisions still apply; the warning alone does not decide which direction proceeds first.
🔗 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
Warning for a road narrowing.
English • Traffic sign I-7 • Road narrows. Warns of a dangerous narrowing on both sides.
Bosanski • I-7 • Suženje ceste. Približavanje opasnom suženju kolovoza s obje strane.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Ms.ks.gov.ba • Pravilnik o saobraćajnim znakovima • član 21, tačka 3
SVG source: Government of Slovenia • Public domain • Original revision 2014-05-10. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Warning for a road narrowing on the left.
English • Traffic sign I-9 • Road narrows on the left. Warns of a dangerous narrowing on the left.
Bosanski • I-9 • Suženje ceste s lijeve strane. Približavanje opasnom suženju kolovoza s lijeve strane.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (No.cilepogača • CC BY-SA 4.0)
🔗 Ms.ks.gov.ba • Pravilnik o saobraćajnim znakovima • član 21, tačka 3
Replacement SVG: Commons.wikimedia.org • Wikimedia Commons original • Government of Slovenia • Public domain • Original revision 2014-05-10. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Image via Commons.wikimedia.org
Government of Slovenia • Public domain • Source revision 2014-05-10. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Warning for a road narrowing on the right.
English • Traffic sign I-8 • Road narrows on the right. Warns of a dangerous narrowing on the right.
Bosanski • I-8 • Suženje ceste s desne strane. Približavanje opasnom suženju kolovoza s desne strane.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (No.cilepogača • CC BY-SA 4.0)
🔗 Ms.ks.gov.ba • Pravilnik o saobraćajnim znakovima • član 21, tačka 3
Replacement SVG: Commons.wikimedia.org • Wikimedia Commons original • Government of Slovenia • Public domain • Original revision 2014-05-10. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Image via Commons.wikimedia.org
Government of Slovenia • Public domain • Source revision 2014-05-10. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does a narrowing warning give you priority in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
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.
🔗 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
What should you do if traffic lanes merge at a narrowing in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Read the lane-ending signs and markings, check surrounding traffic and signal any lane change as required. Apply the local merging rule and enter only when safe. Do not assume the driver in an ending lane always has priority, or confuse merging with meeting oncoming traffic.
🔗 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
