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Road Traffic Act § 31
Updated June 2026

💡 Can I flash my high beams as a warning in Czechia?

No
Quick answer

Only in two statutory situations — and warning about a speed trap isn't one of them. A light warning signal (a high-beam flash) is allowed instead of the horn to avert imminent danger and to alert the driver ahead when overtaking (in and outside towns). Everything else — flashing oncoming traffic about a police radar, trucker greetings, thank-you hazard blinks — is formally an offence against warning-signal rules with a band of CZK 2,000–5,000 in administrative proceedings. In practice radar-warning flashes do get fined, thank-you blinks are usually tolerated — but there's no right to it. A hand gesture isn't regulated at all.

📋 The rules

  • Legal only: averting danger (instead of the horn) and overtaking alerts
  • Radar warnings = an offence (misuse of warning signals)
  • Band: CZK 2,000–5,000 in proceedings
  • Thank-you hazard blinks: formally outside the law too
  • Dazzling oncoming drivers with sustained high beams: a separate offence

🔓 Exceptions

  • A short flash before overtaking a truck: a legal alert
  • Hand gestures as warnings: not penalised

⚠️ Penalties & fines

Misusing light warning signals: CZK 2,000–5,000 (administrative), lower on the spot. Dazzling oncoming traffic: further sanctions; shared liability in crashes.

📎 Official sources

Last verified: 2026-06-20

❓ Frequently asked

What does a radar-warning flash cost?

The misuse band is CZK 2,000–5,000 in proceedings — and patrols do enforce it.

May I flash the car ahead before overtaking?

Yes — that's one of the two legal cases, even inside towns.

Are thank-you hazard blinks finable?

Formally yes (a warning signal without cause); tolerated in practice, but not guaranteed.

What about radar-reporting apps?

Community alerts in map apps are legal; the ban targets active radar jammers, not crowd reports.

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