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R-412b

What does the R-412b sign mean?

Winter tyres required

Winter tyres required

Meaning

You may not go on without special winter tyres.

Sign details

Official code: R-412b
Group: Obligation signs
Catalogue section: 3.6
How to recognise it: A circle with a blue ground carrying, in white, the symbol of what you must do.

Source: Reglamento General de Circulación — Anexo I, apartado 5: Catálogo oficial de señales de la circulación y marcas viales (Catálogo de señales verticales, tomo I) · Anexo I, apartado 5 (Catálogo de señales verticales de circulación, tomo I)

R-412 variants

These share the same base code and are easy to mix up — the difference is in the detail of the symbol.

R-412Snow chains requiredYou may not go on without snow chains or other authorised anti-skid devices fitted to at least one wheel on each side of the same driven axle, or without special snow tyres.

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