ROAD SIGNS
IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
www.ibesip.cz
Traffic road signs
There is a distinction between vertical and horizontal road signs.
Vertical road sign
Horizontal road sign
Vertical road signs are permanent, variable and portable. The surface of a vertical sign may change.
A portable vertical road sign is placed on a red-striped column (stand) or on a vehicle.
Horizontal road signs can be permanent or temporary. They may be accompanied by traffic buttons.
Vertical road signs:
a) Warning signs mark spots where road users are endangered and where they have to be careful
b) Priority road signs determine right of way
c) Restrictive road signs determine prohibitions and restrictions
d) Mandatory road signs determine mandatory obligations
e) Informative road signs provide necessary information, orientation or obligations determined by law
or special legislation
f) Additional road signs refine, add or limit the meaning of the road sign under which they are placed.
Horizontal road signs
Horizontal road signs are used independently or in addition to vertical road signs, or they stress or
refine the meaning of traffic equipment.
Horizontal road signs are marked by color or in other comprehensible ways.
Lights, acoustic signals and hazard warning signals
Lights or accompanying acoustic signals are used for traffic management, or they suggest the
increased carefulness.
Traffic equipment
Traffic equipment accompanies road signs, lights and acoustic signals, directs the traffic on roads
and protects all road users.
Informative traffic equipment
Informative traffic equipment displays current data which are essential for the road traffic safety and
flow, e.g. accident on the road ahead, smog pollution, current travel time to specific destination,
directions to parking, the temperature of a road or the air, etc.
2
WARNING SIGNS
Bend to
the right
Bend to
the left
Double bend
first to
the right
Double bend
first to
the left
Crossroads
Roundabout
Steep hill
downwards
(gradient
shown in %)
Step hill
upwards
(gradients
hown in %)
Road narrows
on both sides
Road narrows
on one side
Uneven road
Road hump
Slippery
road
Two way
traffic
Traffic signals
Pedestrian
crossing
Children
Cattle
Wild animals
Road works
Side winds
Loose
chippings
Falling or
fallen rocks
Cyclists
Low-flying
aircrafts or
sudden aircraft
noise
3
WARNING SIGNS
Tunnel
Other danger
(additional plate
below this one
often indicates
nature of danger)
Trafic
queues
Risk of ice
Trams
(crossing
the road
ahead)
Risk of fog
Traffic
accident
Soft verges
Level crossing
with a gate or
barrier
Level crossing
without a gate
or barrier
Warning cross
-single track
level crossing
Warning cross
-multiple track
level crossing
Give way
(yield)
Countdown marker
-240(a)/ 160(b) /80(c) metres
to the level crossing
PRIORITY SIGNS
Crossroads with
minor road
Major road
End of
major road
Stop & Give
way
Give way to
on coming
vehicles
Right of way
over oncoming
vehicles
4
Give way to
tram
RESTRICTIVE (PROHIBITORY) SIGNS
No vehicles
(from both
directions)
No entry for
vehicular
traffic
No motor
vehicles
except solo
motorcycles
No cars
No goods
vehicles
No buses
(over 8
passenger
seats)
No
motorcycles
No pedal
cycles
No motor
vehicles
No entry for
designated
vehicles
No vehicles
over maximum
actual weight
shown
No vehicles
over maximum
actual weight
pe raxle
shown
No vehicles
over maximum
width shown
No vehicles
over maximum
height shown
No vehicles or
combinations
of vehicles
over
maximum
length shown
No vehicles
carrying
explosives
No vehicles
carrying water
pollutin goods
The
maximum
speed limit
End of the
maximum
speed limit
No overtaking
End of no
overtaking
No overtaking
for goods
vehicles
End of no
overtaking for
goods vehicles
No horns
End of no
horns
5
RESTRICTIVE (PROHIBITORY) SIGNS
No right turn
No left turn
No U-turn
End of all
restrictions
No stopping
No parking
No pedestrians
Other
prohibition
No towed
trailers
Minimum
separation
distance
MANDATORY SIGNS
Roundabout
Proceed
straight
ahead
Proceed
straight
and right
ahead
Proceed
straight and
left ahead
Keep right
when
passing
Vehicles may
pass either side
to reach the same
destination
Snow chains
use
Snow chains
use end
Minimum
speed limit
End of
minimum
speed limit
Route for
pedestrians
End of the
pedestrian
route
Route for
pedal cycles
only
End of the
route for pedal
cycles
Track for
pedestrian
and pedal
cycles
6
MANDATORY SIGNS
End of the
track for
pedestrians
and pedal
cycles
Track for
pedestrians
and pedal
cycles
End of the track
for pedestrians
and pedal cycle
Track for
horse riders
End of track
for horse
riders
Mandatory
lane for
shown
vehicles
End off
mandatory
lane for shown
vehicles
Switch on the
headlights
End of
mandatory use
of headlights
Other
command
End of other
command
Winter
Equipment
Winter equipment
-End
INFORMATION SIGNS
Direction signs
on the approach
to a motorway
Direction signs
on the approach
to a dual carriage
way
Direction
signs
Direction
signs (one
or two local
destinations)
Advice before
junction
Change
of traffic
direction
ahead
Change of
traffic direction
ahead
Change
of traffic
direction
ahead
Change
of traffic
direction with
restriction
ahead
Diversion
route ahead
7
INFORMATION SIGNS
Diversion route signs
Other local
name (river)
Motorway No.
1st Class
Road (No.)
Town or village
boundary (end)
1st Class
Road (No.)
Districtor
region
boundary
2nd Class
Road (No.)
Town or village
boundary (entry)
International
Road (No.)
Kilometre post
End of cycle
route
Cultural or tourist
destination
-advice
Kilometre
post
Cycle track
junction
ahead
Directional
plate for
cyclists
DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
Circular ring
road
Circilar ring
road direction
change
Road hump
8
Stepped entrance
to a subway
or approach to
a foot bridge
One-way
traffic left
DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
One-way
traffic ahead
Recommended
speed
Pedestrian
crossing
Pedal cycle
crossing
Tunnel
End of
tunnel
Emergency bay
No through road
(Dead-end road)
Parking place
Parking
(crosswise
or sidelong)
Park & Ride
parking place
Toll / End of
toll
Roofed parking
place
Reserved
parking
Parking
(along side)
Motorway
Arrangement
of traffic lanes
Parking with
parking disc
End of
Motorway
Road for motor
vehicles
(dual carriage
way)
End of road
for motor
vehicles
(dual
carriage way)
Additional
traffic lane
ahead
Reduction in
traffic lanes
Lane for
slow vehicles
(Crawler lane)
9
Parking with
parking meter
DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
Lanes to be
used before
a junction
Reserved
traffic lane
End of
reserved
traffic lane
Local change
in traffic rules
By passing
a tram
By passing
a tram (driving
on the left
along a tram)
Escape lane
ahead
Traffic
restrictions
zone
End of traffic
restricted zone
Residential
zone
Residential
zone ends
Pedestrian
zone
Pedestrian
zone ends
Zipper
alignment
Speed
cameras
End of speed
cameras in use
OTHER
Police
Hospital
Restrictions
for traffic
lane
First Aid
10
Stop
Bus stop
OTHER
Tram stop
Trolley-bus
stop
Petrol
station
Service shop
Telephone
Information
Vehicle testing
station
ADDITIONAL PANELS
Junction shape
Distance
Road stretch
length
Total vehicle
weight
On wet carriage
way
Start to road
stretch
Road stretch
continues
End of road
stretch
Sign applies
within the road
stretch of...
Sign applies
within the
road stretch
of...
Vehicle type
Level
crossing
shape
Free of
time-fee (label)
11
Ministerstvo dopravy
Samostatné oddělení BESIP
Nábřeží Ludvíka Svobody 12/1222
110 15 Praha 1
For current traffic information:
www.dopravniinfo.cz
12