Road signs in Montenegro

Road signs in Montenegro are regulated in Pravilnik o saobraćajnoj signalizaciji.^[1]

Bilingual signs in Ulcinj.

The road signs in Montenegro follow the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, and the former Yugoslav standard road signs, used by the successor states of SFR Yugoslavia. Since Serbia and Montenegro were one state from 1992 to 2006 after the breakup of Yugoslavia, road signs in Montenegro are mostly similar to Serbian ones, except that the inscriptions are only written in Latin script. Following Montenegro's declaration of independence in 2006, the country's own road sign standard was adopted. With the adoption of the Constitution of Montenegro in 2007, in which the newly formed Montenegrin was promoted as an "official language", all public inscriptions, including road signs, began to be written in Latin script.^[2] Despite the equality of the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets in Montenegro, as stated in the country’s Constitution, inscriptions on road signs are written exclusively in Latin script.

The SNV typeface is used on Montenegrin road signs as well as in other former Yugoslav states, Bulgaria and Romania. In Switzerland, the SNV typeface was also used on road signs before being replaced with the ASTRA-Frutiger typeface in 2003.

The former Yugoslavia had originally signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on November 8, 1968 and ratified it on June 6, 1977.^[3] Yugoslavia formerly used a yellow background on warning signs. After Montenegro declared its independence, the country succeeded to the Vienna Convention on October 23, 2006.

Warning signs

Warning signs (Serbo-Croatian: Znakovi opasnosti) are used to warn road users of the danger that threatens them in a certain place, or part of the road, and to inform them about the nature of that danger. Warning signs are predominantly red and white in color.

I-1
Left curve
I-1.1
Right curve
I-2
Double curve, first at left
I-2.1
Double curve, first at right
I-2.2
Series of dangerous twists
I-3
Steep uphill
I-4
Steep downhill
I-5
Road narrows
I-5.1
Road narrows on left
I-5.2
Road narrows on right
I-6
Mobile bridge
I-7
Quayside
I-8
Bumpy road
I-9
Potholes
I-10
Traffic-calming bumps
I-11
Slippery roads
I-12
Loose chippings
I-13
Rockfall
I-13.1
Rockfall
I-14
Pedestrian crossing
I-15
Children area
I-16
Cyclists crossing
I-17
Domestic animal crossing
I-18
Wild animal crossing
I-19
Roadworks
I-20
Vertical traffic light
I-20.1
Horizontal traffic light
I-21
Low-flying aircraft
I-22
Crosswinds from left
I-22.1
Crosswinds from right
I-23
Bidirectional road traffic
I-24
Tunnel
I-25
Other hazards
I-26
Intersection with right-priority rule
I-27
Intersection on a priority road with a non-priority road
I-28
Intersection on a priority road with a non-priority road from left
I-28.1
Intersection on a priority road with a non-priority road from right
I-29
Merging traffic from left
I-29.1
Merging traffic from right
I-30
Roundabout
I-31
Tram crossing
I-32
Gated level crossing
I-33
Non-gated level crossing
I-34
Crossbuck
I-34.1
Crossbuck
I-35
Distance-panels for gated level crossing
I-36
Distance-panels for non-gated level crossing
I-37
Dangerous shoulder
I-38
Traffic queues likely
I-39
Ice on road
I-40
Accident
I-41
Pedestrians on the road
I-42
Fire danger
I-43
Fog

Order signs

Order signs (Serbo-Croatian: Znakovi izričitih naredbi) inform road users of prohibitions, restrictions and obligations that must be adhered to. This category includes priority signs "Stop sign", "Give Way", "Yield to oncoming traffic", prohibitory and mandatory signs.

Prohibitory signs

Prohibitory signs (Serbo-Croatian: Znakovi zabrane i ograničenja) are used to prohibit certain types of manoeuvres or some types of traffic. Prohibitory signs are predominantly red and white in color.

II-1
Give way
II-2
Stop
II-3
Forbidden for road vehicles
II-4
No entry
II-5
Forbidden for motor vehicles, except solo motorcycles
II-6
Forbidden for buses and coaches
II-7
Forbidden for HGVs (lorries/trucks)
II-8
Forbidden for water-pollutants
II-9
Forbidden for explosive goods
II-9.1
Forbidden for dangerous goods
II-10
Forbidden for trailers
II-10.1
Forbidden for articulated vehicles
II-11
Forbidden for agricultural vehicles
II-12
Forbidden for motorcycles
II-13
Forbidden for mopeds
II-14
Forbidden for bicycles
II-15
Forbidden for electric scooters
II-16
Forbidden for horsecarts
II-17
Forbidden for human-powered vehicles
II-18
Forbidden for pedestrians
II-19
Forbidden for all motor vehicles
II-19.1
Forbidden for motor vehicles, motorcycles, and horsecarts
II-19.2
Forbidden for buses, coaches, agricultural machinery and horsecarts
II-20
Width limit
II-21
Height
II-22
Maximum weight
II-23
Maximum weight per axles
II-24
Maximum length
II-25
Safe distance
II-26
No left turn
II-26.1
No right turn
II-27
No U-turn
II-28
No overtaking
II-29
No overtaking for HGVs and buses
II-30
Speed limit
II-31
Honking forbidden
II-32
Customs
II-32.1
Police
II-32.2
Toll
II-33
Yield to oncoming traffic
II-34
No stopping
II-35
No parking
II-36
No parking on odd days
II-36.1
No parking on even days

Mandatory signs

Mandatory signs (Serbo-Croatian: Znakovi obaveze) belong to the group of explicit command signs. Mandatory signs are predominantly blue in color with white symbols.

II-37
Minimum speed limit
II-38
Snow chains mandatory
II-39
Bike path
II-40
Pedestrian path
II-41
Pedestrian and bike path
II-41.1
Pedestrian and bike path
II-42
Trail for riders
II-43
Proceed straight
II-43.1
Turn right
II-43.2
Turn left
II-43.3
Turn left ahead
II-43.4
Turn right ahead
II-44
Proceed straight or turn left
II-44.1
Proceed straight or turn right
II-44.2
Turn left or right
II-45
Pass onto right
II-45.1
Pass onto left
II-45.2
Pass either side
II-46
Roundabout

Information signs

Information signs (Serbo-Croatian: Znakovi obavještenja) are placed in such a way that they provide traffic participants with advance notifications, notifications about realignment, notifications about turning, notifications about the direction of movement, as well as to mark the object, terrain, street or parts of the road to which they refer.

III-1
Priority over oncoming traffic
III-2
One-way street
III-2.1
One-way street
III-3
Priority road
III-4
End of priority road
III-6
Pedestrian crossing
III-8
Underground or overground pedestrian passage
III-9
Dead end
III-10
The road of movement of the vehicle to the intersection where it is forbidden to turn left
III-11
Uses of lanes at an intersection
III-12
End of overtaking prohibition
III-13
End of overtaking by trucks prohibition
III-14
End of speed limit
III-15
End of minimum speed limit
III-16
End of using horns prohibition
III-17
End of snow chains mandatory
III-18
End of bike path
III-19
End of pedestrian path
III-20
End of pedestrian and bike path
III-20.1
End of pedestrian and bike path
III-21
End of trail for riders
III-22
End of previous prohibitions
III-23
European route number
III-24
Marker of the section of the county road
III-25
Motorway
III-26
End of motorway
III-27
Expressway
III-28
End of expressway
III-29
Locality
III-30
End of locality
III-31
Built-up area
III-32
End of built-up area
III-33
No parking zone
III-34
End of no parking zone
III-35
Parking
III-35.1
Parking garage
III-36
Parking time limit
III-36.1
Park and ride
III-37
Hospital
III-38
First aid
III-39
Breakdown service
III-40
Telephone
III-41
Petrol station
III-42
Hotel or motel
III-43
Restaurant
III-44
Cafe
III-45
Park
III-46
Camping for tents
III-47
Camping for caravans
III-48
Camping for tents and caravans
III-49
Vila
III-50
Road assistance
III-51
Fire extinguisher
III-52
Bus stop
III-53
Tram stop
III-54
Airport
III-55
Port
III-56
Information
III-56.1
Radio station
III-57
Taxi
III-58
Toilet
III-59
Passability of the road
III-60
Serpentine number
III-61
Road object
III-62
Tunnel
III-65
Police station
III-66
Recommended speed limit
III-67
Street sign
III-68
Chevrons
III-68.1
Chevrons
III-68.2
Chevrons
III-68.3
Chevrons
III-69
Lane for buses
III-70
End of lane for buses
III-71
Beginning of traffic lane
III-72
End of traffic lane
III-73
Third lane
III-74
End of third lane
III-75
Emergency stopping lane
III-77
Maximum speed limit on the roads in Montenegro
III-78
Pedestrian zone
III-79
End of pedestrian zone
III-80
Speed limit zone
III-81
End of speed limit zone
III-82
Bump
III-83
Children on the road
III-84
Living street
III-85
End of living street
III-86
School zone
III-87
End of school zone
III-88
Alternating passing of vehicles
III-89
Intermittent passing of vehicles
III-93
Pay toll
III-94
Toll collection facility
III-95
Wrong way (Pogrešan smjer)
III-96
Emergency exit
III-96.1
Emergency exit
III-97
Distance to the emergency exit
III-97.1
Distance to the emergency exit

Information signs for traffic management

Information signs for traffic management (Serbo-Croatian: Znakovi obavještenja za vođenje saobraćaja) inform traffic participants about directions of movement, i.e. directions of movement along traffic lanes, to certain places.

III-201
An intersection
III-201.1
A roundabout intersection
III-202
Lane change with settlement directions
III-203
Arrow signpost
III-204
Distance to junction
III-205
Direction confirmation
III-207
Signpost for the exit
III-210
Countdown beacon (100 m)
III-210
Countdown beacon (200 m)
III-210
Countdown beacon (300 m)
III-211
Exit sign board (expressways)
III-211.1
Exit sign board (motorways)

Tourist signs

Tourist signs (Serbo-Croatian: Znakovi turističke signalizacije) are intended to inform road users about tourist attractions and contents of the tourist offer within the tourist area or tourist destination.

Tourist signs indicate tourist destinations that are easily accessible to a wide range of users of tourist services, that have parking spaces and sanitary facilities, and that have organized reception and access for tourists with special needs.

III-401
Expression of welcome when entering the country
III-401.1
Greeting when leaving the country
III-402
Expression of welcome when entering the territory of the municipality
III-408
Tourist direction sign

Additional signs

Additional signs (Serbo-Croatian: Dopunske table) are used in addition to warning, order and information signs. Additional signs specify the meaning of the traffic sign in more detail.