Unofficial translation for learning purposes. Only the Polish text published in Dziennik Ustaw is legally binding — open the Polish original. Source: Regulation of 31 July 2002 on road signs and signals (Dz. U. 2019 poz. 2310, as amended).
§ 3.
1. Warning signs give advance notice of places on the road where danger occurs or may occur, and oblige road users to exercise particular care.
2. The distance of a warning sign from the dangerous place is from 150 m to 300 m on roads where the permissible speed of vehicles exceeds 60 km/h, and up to 100 m on other roads.
3. The provision of paragraph 2 does not apply to sign A-7, which is placed at a distance of up to 50 m from the intersection on roads where the permissible speed of vehicles exceeds 60 km/h, and up to 25 m from the intersection on other roads, subject to § 5(5).
4. Plate T-1 placed beneath a warning sign indicates the distance of the sign from the dangerous place.
5. Plate T-2 placed beneath a warning sign indicates the length of the section of road on which the danger recurs or occurs, where the length of the section exceeds 500 m; plate T-3 placed beneath a warning sign marks the end of such a section.
§ 4.
1. The signs: warn of a dangerous bend in the direction shown on the sign.
1) A-1 "dangerous bend to the right",
2) A-2 "dangerous bend to the left"
2. The signs: warn of dangerous bends, the first of which is in the direction shown on the sign.
1) A-3 "dangerous bends - first to the right",
2) A-4 "dangerous bends - first to the left"
3. Plate T-4 placed beneath sign A-3 or A-4 indicates a number of bends greater than two, whereas plate T-5 indicates the beginning of a winding road.
§ 5.
1. Sign A-5 "crossroads" warns of an intersection of roads at which right of way is not determined by signs.
1) A-6a "intersection with a minor road on both sides",
2) A-6b "intersection with a minor road on the right",
3) A-6c "intersection with a minor road on the left" warn of an intersection with a minor road situated on the side shown on the sign.
3. Plate T-6b placed beneath sign A-6a, A-6b or A-6c indicates the layout of the roads at the intersection.
4. The signs: warn of an intersection with a one-way minor road whose entry is on the side shown on the sign.
1) A-6d "entry of a one-way road from the right",
2) A-6e "entry of a one-way road from the left"
5. Sign A-7 "give way" warns of an intersection with a road with right of way. Sign A-7 placed within an intersection applies only to the nearest carriageway before which it has been placed.
6. The provision of paragraph 5 applies accordingly to sign A-7 placed before the track of rail vehicles or at other places where directions of traffic cross.
7. Plate T-6c or T-6d placed beneath sign A-7 indicates the actual course of the road with right of way through the intersection.
§ 6.
1. Sign A-9 "level crossing with barriers" warns of a level crossing equipped with barriers or half-barriers.
2. Sign A-10 "level crossing without barriers" warns of a level crossing equipped with neither barriers nor half-barriers.
3. Plate T-7 placed beneath sign A-9 or A-10 indicates the layout of the tracks and of the road at the crossing.
§ 7.
2. Sign A-11a "speed hump" warns of a raised area on the carriageway used to slow vehicles down.
3. The signs: warn of a narrowing of the carriageway on the side shown on the sign which may cause traffic difficulties.
1) A-12a "carriageway narrows - both sides",
2) A-12b "carriageway narrows - on the right",
3) A-12c "carriageway narrows - on the left"
§ 9.
The signs: warn of the possibility of encountering animals on the road.
1) A-18a "farm animals",
2) A-18b "wild animals"
§ 10.
2. Sign A-20 "section of carriageway with two-way traffic" warns drivers travelling on a one-way carriageway of the place where two-way traffic begins.
3. Sign A-21 "tram" warns of a crossing over tram tracks; a plate T-7 placed beneath the sign indicates the layout of the tracks and of the road at that crossing.
4. Sign A-22 "steep descent" warns of a significant downward gradient of the road; a plate T-9 placed beneath the sign indicates the actual size of the gradient.
5. Sign A-23 "steep ascent" warns of a significant upward gradient of the road; a plate T-9 placed beneath the sign indicates the actual size of the gradient.
7. Sign A-25 "falling rocks" warns of the possibility of rock debris falling onto the road or lying on it.
8. Sign A-26 "aerodrome" warns of the possibility of the sudden appearance of a low-flying aeroplane or helicopter.
9. Sign A-27 "quay or river bank" warns of a section of road leading directly to a quay or along the bank of a river or another body of water.
§ 11.
1. Sign A-30 "other danger" warns of a danger of a kind other than those specified by the remaining warning signs. A plate placed beneath sign A-30 indicates the type of danger by means of a symbol or an inscription.
2. A plate placed beneath sign A-30 indicates:
1) T-8 - a place where vehicle traffic has been directed onto tram tracks;
2) T-10 - an intersection of the road with a railway siding or with a track of a similar nature; at a place so marked, traffic on the road is halted by a railway employee while a train is passing (being shunted);
3) T-11 - a ferry crossing;
4) T-12 - a longitudinal step in the surface;
5) T-13 - a section of road on which the surface is deformed in the form of ruts;
6) T-14 - a place of frequent accidents of the type shown on the plate;
7) T-15 - a place of frequent accidents caused by a carriageway surface made slippery by rainfall;
8) T-16 - a place where the emergency vehicles shown on the plate drive out;
9) T-17 - a state border;
10) T-18 - an unexpected change in the direction of traffic following the course shown on the plate.
3. Plate T-16 may be repeated without sign A-30 directly before the place where emergency vehicles enter the road.
