Priority roadSerbia
Traffic rules
Serbia
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 Serbia?
Serbian law recognises a road with priority indicated by traffic signs. Read the signed route and any junction diagram; the ordinary priority-from-the-right rule applies where priority is not regulated otherwise.
Start of a priority road.
English • Traffic sign III-3 • Priority road. Vehicles on this road or section have priority over vehicles on intersecting roads.
Српски • III-3 • Пут са првенством пролаза. Означава пут или део пута на коме возила имају првенство пролаза у односу на возила која се крећу путевима који се укрштају с тим путем, односно делом пута.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs • Правилник о саобраћајној сигнализацији • важећи текст • члан 35, тачка 3
🔗 Reg.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs • Службени приказ • III-3
SVG source: Gigillo83 • Public domain • Original revision 2024-12-08. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the priority road.
English • Traffic sign III-3.1 • End of priority road. Marks where the priority road or section ends.
Српски • III-3.1 • Завршетак пута са првенством пролаза. Означава место на коме се завршава пут или део пута са првенством пролаза.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0)
🔗 Pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs • Правилник о саобраћајној сигнализацији • важећи текст • члан 35, тачка 4
🔗 Reg.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs • Службени приказ • III-3.1
Image via Commons.wikimedia.org
Gigillo83 • CC BY-SA 4.0 • Source revision 2024-12-09. Wikimedia original unmodified.
How can you tell where a priority road applies in Serbia?
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.
Does having road priority let you ignore other controls in Serbia?
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.
