Traffic signs, markings and signals
Domain focus
This section tests prometni znakovi, oznake i naredbe: recognising Croatian sign categories, road markings, traffic-light phases and police signals, and applying the correct priority when they conflict.
Core rules
- Warning signs (znakovi opasnosti) are usually triangles with a red border. They announce a hazard; they do not by themselves give priority.
- Regulatory signs (znakovi izričitih naredbi) are usually round. Red-ring signs prohibit; blue circles command, for example a mandatory direction or minimum speed.
- Information and guide signs are usually square or rectangular. Additional plates (dopunske ploče) qualify the sign above, such as distance, vehicle category or time.
- Markings: a continuous line may not be crossed; a broken line may be crossed if safe. Arrows, stop lines and hatched areas must be read with the signs.
- Traffic lights override signs, and a police officer's signal overrides lights, signs and markings. Temporary yellow roadworks signs override permanent white signs.
Worked example
A driver approaches roadworks where a permanent white sign shows priority, but a temporary yellow sign with a red border shows a different layout. The yellow temporary sign is obeyed because temporary traffic arrangements override the permanent signing. If a police officer is directing traffic, the officer's arm signal is obeyed even if the temporary light shows green.
Traps
Confusing a blue circular mandatory sign with a warning triangle; obeying a permanent sign inside a temporary works zone; ignoring an additional plate that restricts the sign to goods vehicles; and treating a flashing yellow light as permission to ignore the normal priority rules.