Road narrowingHungary

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15. 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.

Road-narrowing and width-restriction signs at Petőfi Bridge. (Győr, Hungary)
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What does a road-narrowing warning mean in Hungary?

Hungary’s Útszűkület warning identifies road narrowing. Separate signs establish giving way to, or priority over, oncoming traffic through a restricted width.

🔗 njt.jog.gov.hu • KRESZ sections 12(1)(c)-(d),16(1)(b),29,32,36(7)

Warning for a road narrowing.

English • Traffic sign figure 70 • Road narrows. The carriageway becomes substantially narrower than on the preceding section.

Magyar • 70. ábra • Útszűkület. Az úttest szélessége a megelőző útszakaszhoz képest számottevően csökken.

Sources

🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Njt.jog.gov.hu • 1/1975. (II. 5.) KPM–BM együttes rendelet (KRESZ) • 16(1)d • 70. ábra

Replacement SVG: Commons.wikimedia.org • Wikimedia Commons original • Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic • Public domain • Original revision 2010-08-24. Wikimedia original unmodified.

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Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic • Public domain • Source revision 2010-08-24. Wikimedia original unmodified.

Warning for a road narrowing on the left.

English • Traffic sign figure 70–71 • Road narrows. The carriageway becomes substantially narrower than on the preceding section. Direction arrows and layout diagrams are illustrative; the sign always depicts the actual situation.

Magyar • 70–71. ábra • Útszűkület. Az úttest szélessége a megelőző útszakaszhoz képest számottevően csökken. Az irányt jelző nyilak és az alaprajzi vázlatok példálózó jellegűek; a jelzés mindig a tényleges helyzetet tünteti fel.

Sources

🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Njt.jog.gov.hu • 1/1975. (II. 5.) KPM–BM együttes rendelet (KRESZ) • 16(1)d • 70–71. ábra
🔗 Njt.jog.gov.hu • KRESZ • 20/A. §

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Rl91 • Public domain • Source revision 2012-07-14. Wikimedia original unmodified.

Warning for a road narrowing on the right.

English • Traffic sign figure 71 • Road narrows. The carriageway becomes substantially narrower than on the preceding section.

Magyar • 71. ábra • Útszűkület. Az úttest szélessége a megelőző útszakaszhoz képest számottevően csökken.

Sources

🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Njt.jog.gov.hu • 1/1975. (II. 5.) KPM–BM együttes rendelet (KRESZ) • 16(1)d • 71. ábra

Image via Commons.wikimedia.org
Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic • Public domain • Source revision 2010-08-24. Wikimedia original unmodified.

Does a narrowing warning give you priority in Hungary?

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.

🔗 njt.jog.gov.hu • KRESZ sections 12(1)(c)-(d),16(1)(b),29,32,36(7)

What should you do if traffic lanes merge at a narrowing in Hungary?

When a lane ends, give priority to a vehicle that can continue without crossing a lane line. If lanes are unmarked, priority belongs to the vehicle that can continue without changing direction. If both must change direction, the vehicle previously in the lane on the right has priority. Signal any lane change and avoid forcing a conflict.

🔗 njt.jog.gov.hu • KRESZ sections 12(1)(c)-(d),16(1)(b),29,32,36(7)

Priority road

Priority over oncoming traffic

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