Priority roadDenmark
Traffic rules
Denmark
1. Priority road
A priority road is a road whose traffic is given priority over traffic entering from intersecting roads. It is normally identified by a priority-road sign, while an end sign indicates where that continuing priority status stops.
Drivers on a priority road must still obey traffic lights, authorised officers, speed limits, crossings and turning rules. Having priority never allows a driver to proceed when doing so would create danger or block an intersection.
How does priority-road status work in Denmark?
Denmark uses the signed hovedvej, or priority road. Its sign indicates the road’s priority status; do not confuse that status with a direction sign naming a major route.
🔗 retsinformation.dk • Danish signing order BEK 425/2023 — operative sign and marking descriptions
Start of a priority road.
English • Traffic sign B 16 • Priority road. Traffic from side roads must give way unless B 11, B 13 or B 15 is placed on the priority road. Also prohibits parking on the carriageway outside built-up areas under section 29(3), point 3 of the Road Traffic Act. Plate UC 60,6 ‘No verge parking’, referred to in section 19, may also prohibit parking on the verge.
Dansk • Tavle B 16 • Hovedvej. Tavlen angiver, at færdslen fra sideveje har ubetinget vigepligt, medmindre tavle B 11, B 13 eller B 15 er opsat på hovedvejen. Tavlen angiver endvidere, at parkering på kørebanen er forbudt uden for tættere bebygget område, jf. færdselslovens § 29, stk. 3, nr. 3. Med den i § 19 nævnte undertavle UC 60,6 Parkering på rabat forbudt kan det angives, at parkering også er forbudt på rabatten.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Retsinformation.dk • Bekendtgørelse nr. 425/2023, § 16
SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Vejdirektoratet • Public domain • Original revision 2013-06-05. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the priority road.
English • Traffic sign B 17 • End of priority road.
Dansk • Tavle B 17 • Hovedvej ophører.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Retsinformation.dk • Bekendtgørelse nr. 425/2023, § 16
SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Vejdirektoratet • Public domain • Original revision 2013-06-05. Wikimedia original unmodified.
How can you tell where a priority road applies in Denmark?
Read the priority-road sign, the corresponding end indication and any supplementary junction diagram. Distinguish a continuing road designation from a sign that regulates only one junction. If a diagram shows the priority route turning, follow that diagram rather than assuming the straight-ahead road has priority.
🔗 retsinformation.dk • Danish signing order BEK 425/2023 — operative sign and marking descriptions
Does having road priority let you ignore other controls in Denmark?
No. Obey the applicable traffic signals and authorised directions, speed limits and crossing rules. Turning or changing lanes can require yielding, and having priority never permits entering a conflict that cannot be crossed safely.
🔗 retsinformation.dk • Danish signing order BEK 425/2023 — operative sign and marking descriptions
