highways

HIGHWAYS etc...

Documents: To enter Croatia, a driver’s licence, an automobile registration card and vehicle insurance documents (including Green Card) are required.

Permitted speeds:
50 km/h - within settled areas
90 km/h - outside settled areas
110 km/h - on major roadways designed exclusively for motor vehicles, and on highways
130 km/h - on motorways
80 km/h - for motor vehicles with a caravan trailer
80 km/h - for buses and buses with a light trailer
Rain: Please reduce and adjust your speed in wet road conditions.
Driving with headlights is obligatory both day and night.
Mobile phones: The use of mobile telephones while driving is forbidden!

The use of seat belts is obligatory. A reflective sleeveless jacket
is an obligatory part of each vehicle’s emergency equipment.

Fuel stations: Open from 7 a.m. until 7 or 8 p.m. every day; in
the summer season, until 10 p.m. On-duty fuel stations in the larger cities and on main international routes are open 24 hours a day.

All fuel stations sell Eurosuper 95, Super 95, Super 98, Super plus 98 and Normal petrol and Euro Diesel fuel, and gas (LPG) is also available in major cities, and at fuel stations along motorways.

For information on fuel prices and a list of centres selling LPG
gas go to:
www.ina.hr;
www.omv.hr;
www.tifon.hr;
www.hak.hr

Highway toll charges:
Motorways:

A1 Zagreb-Bosiljevo-ZadarŠibenik-Split-Šestanovac;
A2 Zagreb-Zaprešić-Krapina-Macelj;
A3 Bregana-Zagreb-Slavonski Brod-Županja-Lipovac;
A4 Zagreb-Varaždin-Goričan,
A6 Zagreb-Karlovac-Bosiljevo-Vrbovsko and
A7 Rijeka-Rupa

Three-lane two-way roads:

Part of the A6 from Vrbovsko-Rijeka facilities subject to toll charges - the Krk bridge (Krčki most), the future A8 and A9 motorways, the Istarski Y with toll booths at the Učka tunnel and the Mirna viaduct.

Information: www.hak.hr, www.hac.hr, www.bina-istra.hr, www.arz.hr; www.azm.hr

Basic obligations in case of a traffic accident:
First inform the police about the traffic accident
(Tel: 92).
In the event of a traffic accident which results in minor material damage such
notification is not obligatory. Secure the site of the accident (set up a triangle) and undertake measures to elimination any new possible dangers. Wait for the arrival of the police. In the event of any damage to the vehicle, you
must obtain a police report on the damage to the vehicle, without which you cannot recross the state border. Should you require vehicle repair services, or your vehicle needs towing, call Road Assistance, at 987. If calling from abroad, dial +385 1 987.

How to avoid traffic jams

To avoid unnecessarily prolonging your journey and getting caught in traffic jams, you are advised to:

- plan your trip by using the traffic organiser in which the days and directions of the highest expected densities of traffic are stated,

- check on the conditions on the roads and ferries at HAK
(HAK Information Centre: +385 1 4640 800) or on the Second Programme of Croatian Radio (98.5 Mhz) before starting your trip.

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