Sign J28: Warning for domesticated animals (livestock)

Legal meaning

Cattle.

Source: RVV 1990 annex 1 · checked 2026-10-23

Shape and colour

Triangle with a red rim and a black cow: warning of cattle on the road.

Where the sign stands

Outside the built-up area 100–150 m before the stretch where cattle cross or walk, on the right.

What the exam asks about this sign

The exam asks what to do with cattle on the road: slow down, keep your distance, do not sound the horn and wait until the animals have moved aside; you may not drive through a herd with a herder. Trap: candidates confuse it with wild animals (J27).

Often confused with

• Warning for wild animals crossing J27 — Wild animals: unexpected crossings without a herder.
• Closed to riders C9 — Closed to riders, cattle and carts: there cattle may not go.
• Bridle path; reserved exclusively for horse riders G9 — Bridle path.