To career is to go rapidly and even dangerously: I held the strap tight as the taxi careered down the steep hill. To careen is to sway or tilt dangerously to one side: The amusement park train careened first to one side then to the other as it hurtled round the track.
Red, white, and blue are the pan-Slav colours. The small shields represent Croatia Ancient, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia. The flag is based on the tricolour used during World War II. Effective date: 22 December 1990.