Road narrowingSerbia
Traffic rules
Serbia
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 Serbia?
Serbian narrowing warnings identify a restricted road width. Apply the Traffic Safety Law’s meeting duties and read any separate control for opposing traffic before entering.
Warning for a road narrowing.
English • Traffic sign I-5 • Road narrows. Warns of a section where narrowing on both sides may be dangerous.
Српски • I-5 • Сужење пута. Наилазак на део пута на коме сужење коловоза са обе стране може да представља опасност.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs • Правилник о саобраћајној сигнализацији • важећи текст • члан 18, тачка 4
🔗 Reg.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs • Службени приказ • I-5
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-5.2 • Road narrows on the left. Warns of a dangerous narrowing on the left.
Српски • I-5.2 • Сужење пута са леве стране. Наилазак на опасно сужење коловоза са леве стране.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (No.cilepogača • CC BY-SA 4.0)
🔗 Pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs • Правилник о саобраћајној сигнализацији • важећи текст • члан 18, тачка 4
🔗 Reg.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs • Службени приказ • I-5.2
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-5.1 • Road narrows on the right. Warns of a dangerous narrowing on the right.
Српски • I-5.1 • Сужење пута са десне стране. Наилазак на опасно сужење коловоза са десне стране.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (No.cilepogača • CC BY-SA 4.0)
🔗 Pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs • Правилник о саобраћајној сигнализацији • важећи текст • члан 18, тачка 4
🔗 Reg.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs • Службени приказ • I-5.1
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 Serbia?
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.
What should you do if traffic lanes merge at a narrowing in Serbia?
In Serbia, where a lane in the same direction ends or is blocked, a driver in the adjacent lane must allow one vehicle from that lane to join. Article 36 establishes this specific merging duty. Signal, check mirrors and blind spots, and complete the merge safely; it is not permission to force an unsafe lane change.
