Road signs in Bulgaria
Road signs in the Republic of Bulgaria were introduced by the Road Traffic Act and are regulated by:
- Regulations for the implementation of the Road Traffic Act, adopted by a Decree of the Council of Ministers;[1][2]
- Ordinance No. 18 of July 23, 2001 on road signaling with traffic signs, issued by the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works.[3]

Bilingual road sign near Dragoman (border Bulgaria/Serbia)
Both normative documents are harmonized with the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968), which was ratified by Bulgaria on December 28, 1978 (This Convention was not published in the State Gazette).[4] Road signs in Bulgaria use the SNV typeface, which is also used in countries in the Balkans.
Today there are some differences between the two documents regarding road signs. The latest changes in Ordinance No. 18 were promulgated in the State Gazette No. 13, dated February 14, 2020. These changes are not reflected in the Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Act.
Warning signs
- Right curve
- Left curve
- Double curve, first at right
- Double curve, first at left
- Steep downhill
- Steep uphill
- Dangerous roadside
- Slippery road
- Loose chippings
- Pedestrian crossing
- Children area
- Roadworks
- Traffic light
- Intersection with a secondary road
- Secondary road junction on the right
- Secondary road junction on the left
- Non-gated level crossing
- Low-flying aircraft
- Crosswinds
- Tunnel
- Other hazards
- Accident-prone road area
- Traffic jam
- A traffic accident has occurred
Priority signs
- End of priority road
- Give way to vehicles coming from the opposite direction
- Priority over vehicles in opposite direction
Prohibitory signs
- No entry
- Road closed to all traffic
- No motor vehicles
- No trucks/heavy goods vehicles
- No trucks/heavy goods vehicles pulling trailers
- No trailers
- No bicycles
- No pedestrians
- No trucks and motorbikes
- Width limit (2.5 metres)
- Height limit (3.5 metres)
- Length limit (12 metres)
- Weight limit (9.5 tonnes)
- No traffic allowed without indicated minimum distance between vehicles
- No right turn
- No left turn
- No U-turn
- No overtaking
- No overtaking by trucks/heavy goods vehicles
- Speed limit (50 km/h)
- Speed limit (60 km/h)
- Speed limit (80 km/h)
- Do not block
- No parking
- Stop for customs
- No sound signals
- End of no overtaking zone
- End of no overtaking by trucks/heavy goods vehicles zone
- End of speed limit (50 km/h)
- End of all restrictions
Mandatory signs
- Keep straight
- Turn right ahead
- Turn left ahead
- Turn right or go straight ahead
- Turn left or go straight ahead
- Turn left or right ahead
- Turn right
- Turn left
- Keep right
- Keep left
- Keep left or right
- Roundabout
- Exclusive bus or trolleybus lane
- Bicycle lane
- Pedestrian lane
- Segregated pedestrian and bicycle path
- Minimum speed limit (30 km/h)
- Minimum speed limit (50 km/h)
- End of minimum speed limit (30 km/h)
- End of minimum speed limit (50 km/h)
- Snow chains compulsory
- Vehicles carrying hazardous goods should turn left
Information signs
- Route guide sign with destinations used on highways
- Route guide sign with destinations used on roads
- Route guide sign with destinations used inside cities
- U-turn permitted
- Destinations sign with distances used on highways
- Destinations sign with distances used on roads
- Emergency escape lane for runaway vehicles
- 50 km/h advisory speed
- Highway route number sign
- National speed limits (used at border crossings with other countries)
Additional Plates
- Above sign effective in 1300 metres
- Stop ahead in 50 metres (placed below the give way sign to warn of a stop sign ahead)
- Diagram of road priority
References
- "Правилник за прилагане на Закона за движението по пътищата (на сайта на МВР)" (PDF).
- Правилник за прилагане на закона за движението по пътищата. Effective from June 1, 1996. Last amended and add. DV. no. 13 of February 17, 2015, lex.bg
- "Наредба №18 от 23.07.2001 г. за сигнализация на пътищата с пътни знаци (на сайта на МРРБ)" (PDF).
- "Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals - unece" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). UNITED NATIONS. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
External links
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