Residential zone
Special regulation signs

Residential zone

Marks a shared street area where special rules protect pedestrians and restrict vehicle traffic.

Drive slowly and expect pedestrians to use the whole street. Children may also be playing in the road, and special parking rules may apply.

Germany’s 325.1 requires walking pace and allows pedestrians to use the full width of the street. Poland’s D-40 marks a residential zone with a fixed low speed limit, so walking pace is not a universal rule.

How it looks in each country

Official sign in each country; the code is its number in the national rules. Signs that come in two directions show the left and the right version.

  • Residential zone (Vienna Convention model)
    Vienna Convention modelCode E,17a
  • Residential zone (Austria)
    AustriaCode 9c
  • Residential zone (Belgium)
    BelgiumCode F12a
  • Residential zone (Bulgaria)
    BulgariaCode Д15
  • Residential zone (Colombia)
    ColombiaCode SIP-04
  • Residential zone (Croatia)
    CroatiaCode C28
  • Residential zone (Denmark)
    DenmarkCode E51
  • Residential zone (Estonia)
    EstoniaCode 573
  • Residential zone (Finland)
    FinlandCode E24
  • Residential zone (France)
    FranceCode B52
  • Residential zone (Germany)
    GermanyCode 325.1
  • Residential zone (Greece)
    GreeceCode P-92
  • Residential zone (Hungary)
    HungaryCode 122
  • Residential zone (Israel)
    IsraelCode 220
  • Residential zone (Latvia)
    LatviaCode 533
  • Residential zone (Lithuania)
    LithuaniaCode 552
  • Residential zone (Mexico)
    MexicoCode SIS-84
  • Residential zone (Netherlands)
    NetherlandsCode G5
  • Residential zone (Norway)
    NorwayCode 540
  • Residential zone (Poland)
    PolandCode D-40
  • Residential zone (Portugal)
    PortugalCode H46
  • Residential zone (Romania)
    RomaniaCode G38
  • Residential zone (Russia)
    RussiaCode 5.21
  • Residential zone (Serbia)
    SerbiaCode III-29
  • Residential zone (Slovakia)
    SlovakiaCode 315
  • Residential zone (Slovenia)
    SloveniaCode III-33
  • Residential zone (South Africa)
    South AfricaCode R403
  • Residential zone (Spain)
    SpainCode s28
  • Residential zone (Sweden)
    SwedenCode E9
  • Residential zone (Switzerland)
    Switzerland
  • Residential zone (Türkiye)
    TürkiyeCode B-56
  • Residential zone (Ukraine)
    UkraineCode 5.34
  • Residential zone (United Arab Emirates)
    United Arab EmiratesCode 399.1
Image credits

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