Road signs in the Czech Republic

Road signs in the Czech Republic are regulated by the Ministry of Transport and the police. The signs are nearly the same as the European norm, but with small changes (e.g., the text is in Czech, some differences in colour). The law governing the road signs is Decree number 30/2001 Sb., many times amended, and replaced by decree 294/2015 Sb., in force since 1 January 2016.

Czech road signs depict people with realistic (as opposed to stylized) silhouettes.

Czechoslovakia had originally signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on November 8, 1968, and ratified it on June 7, 1978.^[1] After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on December 31, 1992, both the Czech Republic and Slovakia succeeded to the Vienna Convention on June 2, 1993, and on May 28, 1993, respectively.

Dimensions (mm)

Size	Triangle	Circle	Square	Rectangle	Octagon
small	700	500	400	—	—
normal	900	700	500	500 × 700	700
large	1250	900	750	1000 × 1400 or 1000 × 1500	900

Warning signs

A 1a: Sharp curve to the right
A 1b: Sharp curve to the left
A 2a: Double curve, first to the right
A 2b: Double curve, first to the left
A 3: Intersection
A 4: Intersection with a roundabout
A 5a: Steep descent
A 5b: Steep ascent
A 6a: Road narrows from both sides
A 6b: Road narrows from the right side
A 7a: Uneven road
A 7b: Speed bumps
A 8: Slippery road
A 9: Two-way traffic
A 10: Traffic semaphore
A 11: Pedestrian crossing
A 12a: Pedestrians
A 12b: Children
A 12c: Persons on personal transporters
A 13: Farm animals (cow)
A 14: Wild animals (deer)
A 15: Roadworks
A 16: Side winds
A 17: Loose chippings
A 18: Falling rocks
A 19: Cyclists
A 20: Aircraft activity
A 21: Tunnel
A 22: Other danger
A 23: Queue
A 24: Slippery ice
A 25: Tramway
A 26: Fog
A 27: Accident
A 28: Soft verge
A 29: Level crossing with gates or barriers
A 30: Level crossing without gates or barriers
A 31a: Distance marker (240 m)
A 31b: Distance marker (160 m)
A 31c: Distance marker (80 m)
A 32a: Warning cross for single-track railway crossing
A 32b: Warning cross, multiple-track railway crossing
A 33: Opening or swing bridge
A 34: Quayside or riverbank ahead

Priority signs

P 1: Junction with minor roads
P 2: Priority road/crossroad
P 3: End of priority road/crossroad
P 4: Yield
P 5: Yield to trams
P 6: Stop and give way
P 7: Oncoming traffic have priority
P 8: Priority over oncoming traffic

Prohibitive or restrictive signs

B 1: No entry for vehicles (both directions)
B 2: No entry for vehicles
B 3a: No entry for motor vehicles, except motorcycles
B 3b: No cars
B 4: No lorries
B 5: No buses
B 6: No tractors
B 7: No motorcycles
B 8: No cycles
B 9: No animal-drawn vehicles
B 10: No handcart
B 11: No motor vehicles
B 12: No entry to the vehicles indicated
B 13: No vehicles heavier than indicated
B 14: No vehicles with axle weight greater than indicated
B 15: No vehicles wider than indicated
B 16: No vehicles taller than indicated
B 17: No vehicles or combinations longer than indicated
B 18: No vehicles carrying hazardous cargo
B 19: No vehicles carrying cargo that may cause water pollution
B 20a: Speed limit
B 20b: End of speed limit
B 21a: No overtaking
B 21b: End of no-overtaking zone
B 22a: No overtaking by lorries
B 22b: End of no-overtaking zone for lorries
B 23a: No use of audible warning signals
B 23b: End of no audible warnings zone
B 24a: No right turn
B 24b: No left turn
B 25: No turning in the road
B 26: End of all prohibitions
B 27: Obligation to stop (traffic control)
B 28: No stopping and no parking
B 29: No parking
B 30: No pedestrians
B 30a: No entry to persons on personal transporters
B 31: No animal riders
B 32: Other prohibition (Driving through forbidden)
B 33: No vehicles towing trailers
B 34: Minimum distance between vehicles

Mandatory signs

C 1: Roundabout
C 2a: Proceed straight
C 2b: Turn right ahead
C 2c: Turn left ahead
C 2d: Proceed straight or right only
C 2e: Proceed straight or left only
C 2f: Turn left or right only
C 3a: Turn right here
C 3b: Turn left here
C 4a: Pass on right
C 4b: Pass on left
C 4c: Pass on left or right
C 5a: Snow chains compulsory
C 5b: End of compulsory snow chains zone
C 6a: Minimum speed limit
C 6b: End of minimum speed limit
C 7a: Pedestrian path
C 7b: End of pedestrian path
C 8a: Cycleway
C 8b: End of cycleway
C 9a: Shared pedestrian and cycle path
C 9b: End of shared pedestrian and cycle path
C 10a: Separated pedestrian and cycle path
C 10b: End of separated pedestrian and cycle path
C 11a: Bridle path
C 11b: End of bridle path
C 12a: Indicated vehicles may use only this lane
C 12b: Indicated vehicles may use only this lane – end
C 13a: Use headlights
C 13b: Use headlights – end of zone
C 14a: Other command
C 14b: End of other command
C 15a: Winter equipment
C 15b: Winter equipment – end

Direction, position or indication signs

Route indicator with direction via expressway-ring road (single destination) (old)
Route indicator with direction via expressway-ring road (two destinations) (old)
Route indicator with direction via expressway (single destination) (old)
Route indicator with direction via expressway (two destinations) (old)
Route indicator with direction via road for motor vehicles
Route indicator with direction via road for motor vehicles (two destination) (old)
Route indicator with direction via road for motor vehicles (single destination) (old)
Route indicator with direction via road for motor vehicles s (two destinations) (old)
Route indicator (single destination)
Route indicator (two destinations)
Route indicator (single destination)
Route indicator (two destinations)
Local route indicator (single destination)
Local route indicator (two destinations)
Local route indicator (single destination)
Local route indicator (two destinations)
Route indicator to specific destination (airport)
Advance sign for junction
Advance sign for roundabout
Advance sign for restriction
Route indicator avoiding restriction
Route indicator avoiding restricted turn
Signboard – change of driving direction
Signboard – change of driving direction
Signboard – change direction
Signboard – change of driving direction with indicated restriction
Advance sign for route avoiding restriction
Diverted traffic for indicated destination
Diverted traffic
Diverted traffic for indicated route
Community (speed limit 50 km/h implied)
End of Community (speed limit 90 km/h implied)
Route confirmation near destination
Regional border
Worded sign (name of a river the road crosses)
Worded sign (name of a tunnel, length 2000 m)
Highway (D5)
Highway (D46)
I class road (or expressway while marked)
I class road (or expressway while marked)
II class road
E-road indicator
milestone ("kilometrestone")
milestone ("kilometrestone"); nearest emergency phone ahead
Route indicator for cycles (two destinations)
Route indicator for cycles (single destination)
Route indicator for cycles (two destinations)
Advance sign for crossing for cycles
Cycle route (16)
Cycle route (3)
Street name
Cultural or tourist destination
Direction to cultural or tourist destination
Distance and direction to cultural or tourist destination