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24. No stopping
No stopping means that vehicles are not permitted to stop voluntarily at the indicated location, even briefly for picking up or dropping off passengers or loading or unloading goods. It is a stricter restriction than a no-parking rule.
A no-stopping restriction may be indicated by a traffic sign, road marking or local traffic regulation. Drivers should continue to a place where stopping is permitted unless they are forced to stop by traffic conditions, an emergency or another legal requirement.
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How close to a Danish junction may you stop?
Do not stop or park in a junction or within 10 metres of the nearest edge of the intersecting carriageway. Where a cycle track joins alongside it, the statutory reference point changes.
🔗 retsinformation.dk • Denmark, Road Traffic Act, consolidated January 2026, section 29(1)(2)
May you stop just before a Danish pedestrian crossing?
No. Stopping and parking are prohibited on the crossing and within 5 metres before it.
🔗 retsinformation.dk • Denmark, Road Traffic Act, consolidated January 2026, section 29(1)(1)

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