Bosnia and Herzegovina summary
Key facts
Official language(s)
Currency
Population
Time zone
Calling code
Drive on the
Member of the EU
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Convertible Mark
3,981,239
GMT + 1
387
Right
No
Local weather
Sarajevo
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Sat-13° | -8° -
Sun-11° | -6° -
Mon-14° | -9° - Tue-11° | -9°
Speed limits
- Motorways:
- 120kmh (74mph)
- Open roads:
- 80kmh (62mph) outside built up areas 80kmh (62mph) dual carriageway
- Towns:
- 60kmh (37mph)
Road Safety
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Alcohol limit:
- 0.3%
- Any person visibly under the influence of alcohol is not permitted to travel as a front seat passenger
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Use of mobile phone whilst driving:
- It is illegal to use a hand held mobile phone when driving and a fine of up to €25 may be charged
- It is legal to use a hands free unit
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Seat belts:
- Compulsory for front and rear occupants
- Children under the age of 12 years are not permitted to travel in the front of the vehicle
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Traffic lights regulations:
- On road crossings, generally the red/yellow/green traffic light sequence is shown
- Before driving into tunnels, on pedestrian markings, railway crossings, roadworks, etc, light signals can be shown
- Red light is the sign to “stop”
- Red light together with yellow light means “stop”
- Yellow flashing light means “pay attention”
- Green light is the sign for “go ahead” – if the green light blinks 4 times (phases of a half second), this means the light will change colour imminently
Costs
- Road tolls:
- There are no road tolls currently
- On the spot fines:
- On the spot fines are issued by police officials and an official receipt should always be obtained
- For more serious offences, sentencing of fines is carried out in local courts
General motoring advice
- Rush hour in built up areas:
- At the end of working hours - 1600 - 1700hrs - most of the city roads are crowded
- Fuel:
- The number of service stations outside major cities has increased in recent years
- Most service stations have a mini market and cafe bar
- All types of petrol available (euro diesel, unleaded 95,98,99, leaded 98)
- Credit cards are accepted at very few major fuel stations within the Sarejevo area (check with card issuer regarding use of card in Bosnia)
- Petrol in a can is not permitted
- Most of the petrol stations are open 24/7
- Parking advice:
- In most cities there is a charge for parking
- In most cities the districts 1, 2 and 3 are parking zones
- Parking regulation in district 1 is from Mon-Fri 0700 – 2000hrs with no time limit
- Vouchers can be obtained from automatic machines or from an official parking attendant and must be clearly displayed on the windscreen of the car
- Parking is forbidden where it is clearly sign posted NO PARKING
- If you park in one of these areas, the car will be towed away and a police charge of €67,00 imposed