Priority roadNorway
Traffic rules
Norway
11. 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.
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How does priority-road status work in Norway?
Norway calls a signed priority road a forkjørsveg. Its priority-road and end signs must be read with any supplementary diagram of the route and the controls at the actual junction.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
Start of a priority road.
English • Traffic sign 206 • Priority road. Traffic from side roads or intersecting roads must give way under sign 202 ‘Give way’ or 204 ‘Stop’. Applies until sign 208 ‘End of priority road’, 202 ‘Give way’ or 204 ‘Stop’. In lanes marked with 531 ‘Acceleration lane’, the traffic rules for that lane nevertheless apply.
Norsk bokmål • Skilt 206 • Forkjørsveg. Skiltet angir at kjørende som kommer fra sideveg eller kryssende veg, er pålagt vikeplikt med skilt 202 «Vikeplikt» eller 204 «Stopp». Skiltet gjelder til det blir opphevet med skilt 208 «Slutt på forkjørsveg» eller skilt 202 «Vikeplikt» eller skilt 204 «Stopp». I kjørefelt med skilt 531 «Felt for fartsøkning» gjelder likevel trafikkreglenes bestemmelser om kjøring i slikt felt.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Lovdata.no • Skiltforskriften § 6
SVG source: Peter J. Acklam converted the original EPS file to PDF with Ghostscript and the PDF file to SVG with Inkscape. • Public domain • Original revision 2014-03-21. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the priority road.
English • Traffic sign 208 • End of priority road.
Norsk bokmål • Skilt 208 • Slutt på forkjørsveg.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Lovdata.no • Skiltforskriften § 6
SVG source: Peter J. Acklam converted the original EPS file to PDF with Ghostscript and the PDF file to SVG with Inkscape. • Public domain • Original revision 2014-03-21. Wikimedia original unmodified.
How can you tell where a priority road applies in Norway?
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.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
Does having road priority let you ignore other controls in Norway?
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.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
