Road signs in Denmark

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Road signs in Copenhagen.

This is a list of road signs in Denmark.

Denmark signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on November 8, 1968 and ratified it on November 3, 1986. [1] Denmark has ratified the European Agreement supplementing the Convention on road traffic as well. [2]

Contents

Road signs in Denmark are regulated by the Road Traffic Act (Færdselsloven). [3] The design and definitions of road signs is delegated to the executive, according to §95 ¶1 of the Road Traffic Act. [3] The executive, in this case the Danish minister of transport (transportministeren), issues executive orders on the subject. The latest executive orders were issued on April 13, 2023 [4] [5]

Road signs are divided into two main categories: [fn 1]

Traffic signs: [fn 2]

Direction signs and tourist information signs: [fn 4]

Warning signs

Outside built-up [fn 5] areas, warning signs, except A18, A35, A74, A75 and A92 [fn 6] , are usually placed from 150m to 250m before the danger. If the warning signs are placed at a different distance, the distance is shown on a subpanel. Inside built-up [fn 5] areas, warning signs can be placed at a shorter distance from the danger, without the distance being shown on a subpanel.

Priority signs

Prohibitory signs

Mandatory signs

Information signs and area signs

Arrow signs (E11) are suspended above the carriageway Denmark road sign E11.jpg
Arrow signs (E11) are suspended above the carriageway
Direction of lanes at intersection (E15) Denmark road sign E15 variant.png
Direction of lanes at intersection (E15)

Direction signs

Orientation signs

Distance and locality signs

Signs used on motorways

On motorways, direction signs have blue background when they lead to the ordinary road network, via an exit from the motorway, Directions have green background when they lead to the destination via the motorway(s). [fn 30]

Route designations

A box with a broken border line means the route is connecting to the route number in the box.

Service signs

New service signs can be designed when needed, eg. by request from a business. The permission to do this is found in §359 ¶2 in Executive Order 426 from 2023. [5] A list of approved signs can be found on the Danish Road Directorate's (Vejdirektoratet) webpage. Signs planned, but not designed yet, are "electrician" and "real estate agent". [9]

Additional signs

Symbols

Historic signs

Notes

  1. ↑ Traffic signs are found in chapter II and direction and tourist information signs in chapter III of the executive order [4]
  2. ↑ In danish: færdselsskilt
  3. ↑ Corresponds to special regulation signs in the Vienna convention
  4. ↑ In danish: Vejvisningstavler og turistoplysningstavler
  5. 1 2 Built-up areas (urban areas), are in this context areas within the signs for entering and leaving a built-up area. Denmark road sign E55.svg and Denmark road sign E56.svg
  6. ↑ These signs are placed at a different distance than the other warning signs:
    A18: Two-way traffic
    A35: Dangerous shoulder
    A74: Level crossing
    A75: Distance to level crossing
    A92: Quayside
    The distance at which these signs are placed, is found in the description of the signs in §12 of executive order 425 from 2023 [4]
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ Actibump is a method of traffic calming. It is being tested 2 places in Denmark (2023). [6] [7] This sign warns of an actibump. As this is a test, this sign is not included in the executive order
  9. ↑ Used at the beginning of a 2-1 road in combination with A43.1 Denmark road sign A43.1 and UA43.1 combination.svg Source: Text accompanying the diagram of UA43.1 in §13 of executive order 425 from 2023 [4]
  10. ↑
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ U-turn is also prohibited (§19 of executive order 425 from 2023 [4] )
  13. ↑ The symbol for bicycle(US8) also applies to a class of vehicles called small mopeds (50cc and restricted to max 30 km/h). In executive order 425 from 2023 [4] § 19, the text accompanying this sign is "Cykel og lille knallert forbudt" In translation Bicycle and small moped prohibited
  14. ↑ The speed limit is in force until it is it is lifted by the sign "C59 end of local speed limit", "C59 End of prohibition", another local speed limit sign or after a distance indicated on a subpanel. (The built up area sign is also a speed limit sign)
  15. ↑
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  19. ↑ Variant of Pedestrian crossing Denmark road sign E17.1.svg
  20. ↑ Variants of dead end sign Denmark road sign E18.1.1.svg Denmark road sign E18.1.2.svg Denmark road sign E18.1.3.svg
  21. ↑
  22. ↑ This diagram consists of two signs: Denmark road sign E80 extracted.svg E80 is the upper part with the speed limits. Denmark road sign UE80 extracted.svg UE80 is the lower part, and indicates it is mandatory to use seat belts and driving lights. These signs and their definitions are found in §27 of executive order 425 from 2023 [4]
  23. ↑
  24. ↑
  25. 1 2 3 Signs for bypass routes, when the motorway is blocked [8]
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  30. ↑ §39 of executive order 425 from 2023 [4]
  31. ↑
  32. 1 2 Placed below the exit sign can be destination and number of the following exit, or name of the following motorway junction
  33. ↑
  34. 1 2 3 The sign is placed above a lane before a split in the motorway, or before an exit. The signs can contain additional information as well as arrow(s) pointing down to the lane(s)
  35. ↑
  36. ↑
  37. ↑ only a few of the service signs are shown in the executive order
  38. ↑
  39. ↑

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References

  1. ↑ "Convention on Road Signs and Signals - United Nations Treaty Collection". treaties.un.org. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. ↑ "European Agreement supplementing the Convention on road traffic - United Nations Treaty Collection". treaties.un.org. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  3. 1 2 Transportministeriet (2023-02-14), Bekendtgørelse af færdselsloven [Road Traffic Act] (in Danish)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Transportministeriet (2023-04-13), BEK nr 425 om vejafmærkning [Executive order 425 on Road Markings] (in Danish)
  5. 1 2 Transportministeriet (2023-04-13), BEK nr 426 om anvendelse af vejafmærkning [Executive order 426 on the Use of Road Markings] (in Danish)
  6. ↑ "Her testes nyt fartbump i Danmark - Vejdirektoratet kalder det "ubehageligt"". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV 2. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  7. ↑ "Vejdirektoratet afprøver Actibump på to statsveje". vejdirektoratet.dk (in Danish). Vejdirektoratet. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  8. ↑ "Nye skilte på motorvejen - lær dem at kende og undgå kø". bt.dk (in Danish). BT. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  9. ↑ "Liste med samtlige godkendte servicetavler med symboler til kommerciel servicevejvisning". vejregler.dk (in Danish). Vejdirektoratet. 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
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