Crossing animalsSlovakia
Traffic rules
Slovakia
1. Crossing animals
An animals-crossing warning indicates a place or road section where wild animals, livestock or ridden animals may enter or cross the road. Animals may appear suddenly, move unpredictably or be difficult to see in darkness, vegetation or poor weather.
Drivers should reduce speed, scan both sides of the road and remain prepared to stop. The warning sign does not itself give animals priority or impose a numerical speed limit, but drivers must avoid frightening, endangering or colliding with them.
Which animals might drivers encounter on roads in Slovakia?
Be alert for wild animals crossing unexpectedly and for livestock being driven along the road. The wildlife and livestock warnings identify different hazards. Watch the road edges and any supplementary indication of the length of the hazardous section.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Decree signs 145-146; Act sections 3-4,16-17,31
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Road Traffic Act 8/2009, effective 1 October 2026
Does an animal-crossing warning sign in Slovakia set a new speed limit?
A warning of animals is not, by itself, a numerical speed-limit sign. Continue to obey the applicable speed limit, but slow down whenever animals could enter the road or visibility is poor. A separate regulatory speed sign must also be obeyed.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Decree signs 145-146; Act sections 3-4,16-17,31
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Road Traffic Act 8/2009, effective 1 October 2026
Warning for cattle on the road.
English • Traffic sign 146 • Livestock. The sign warns of livestock frequently being driven along or across the road.
Slovenčina • Dopravná značka 146 • Hospodárske zvieratá. Značka upozorňuje na častý výskyt hnaných hospodárskych zvierat na ceste.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Static.slov-lex.sk • Vyhláška č. 30/2020 Z. z. • značka 146 • znenie účinné od 31. 3. 2024
Image via Commons.wikimedia.org
Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic • Public domain • Source revision 2011-02-06. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Warning for crossing deer.
English • Traffic sign 145 • Wild animals. The sign warns of an increased danger of wild animals unexpectedly crossing the road. If the symbol is replaced by an amphibian symbol, the sign warns of a place where large numbers of small animals migrate across the road.
Slovenčina • Dopravná značka 145 • Zver. Značka upozorňuje na zvýšené nebezpečenstvo neočakávaného pohybu voľne žijúcej zveri cez cestu. Ak je symbol na značke nahradený symbolom obojživelníka, značka upozorňuje na miesto, kde vo väčšom množstve tiahnu cez cestu drobné živočíchy.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Static.slov-lex.sk • Vyhláška č. 30/2020 Z. z. • značka 145 • znenie účinné od 31. 3. 2024
Image via Commons.wikimedia.org
Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic • Public domain • Source revision 2011-02-06. Wikimedia original unmodified.
What should you do if an animal enters the road in Slovakia?
Brake as necessary while keeping control and checking the surrounding traffic. Avoid swerving into opposing traffic or off the road. Give livestock and ridden animals room, avoid unnecessary horn use, and watch for more animals following.
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Decree signs 145-146; Act sections 3-4,16-17,31
🔗 static.slov-lex.sk • Slovakia: Road Traffic Act 8/2009, effective 1 October 2026
