Built-up areaHungary
Traffic rules
Hungary
1. Built-up area
A built-up area is an area containing concentrated buildings, streets and regular local activity. Drivers should expect more pedestrians, cyclists, intersections, parked vehicles, public transport and vehicles entering or leaving properties.
Many countries apply special traffic rules and lower default speed limits within built-up areas. The area may be identified by entrance and exit signs, street lighting or other legal criteria, so drivers must follow local signs and regulations.
How do people refer to a built-up area in Hungary?
The official Hungarian term is lakott terület. It refers to the area between the traffic signs marking the beginning and end of a settlement.
Start of a built-up area.
English • Traffic sign figure 131/c • Beginning of a built-up area. The sign marks the beginning of a built-up area. The rules for built-up areas apply from this point.
Magyar • 131/c. ábra • Lakott terület kezdete. A lakott terület kezdetét jelzi; ettől a helytől a lakott területre vonatkozó szabályok érvényesek.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Njt.jog.gov.hu • 1/1975. (II. 5.) KPM–BM együttes rendelet (KRESZ) • 17(1)s • 131/c. ábra
Image via Commons.wikimedia.org
Gigillo83 • Public domain • Source revision 2014-03-22. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the built-up area.
English • Traffic sign figure 132/c • End of the built-up area. The sign marks the end of a built-up area.
Magyar • 132/c. ábra • Lakott terület vége. A lakott terület végét jelzi.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Njt.jog.gov.hu • 1/1975. (II. 5.) KPM–BM együttes rendelet (KRESZ) • 17(1)t • 132/c. ábra
Image via Commons.wikimedia.org
Gigillo83 • Public domain • Source revision 2014-03-22. Wikimedia original unmodified.
How can you recognise a built-up area in Hungary?
Look for the settlement entrance and end signs. Do not substitute your estimate of where the last house stands for the signed legal boundary.
What speed limit applies to cars in a built-up area in Hungary?
For an ordinary passenger car, the general maximum is 50 km/h unless signs establish another limit. A lower signed limit or zone still applies, and you must slow further when conditions require it.
Is every Hungarian built-up area a special residential area?
No. The ordinary built-up-area category is different from a specially signposted lakó-pihenő övezet, where a 20 km/h maximum and additional residential-area rules apply. Check which signs you have passed.
