Advisory speedSweden
Traffic rules
Sweden
1. Advisory speed
An advisory speed is a recommended speed for a particular road section or hazard rather than a legally imposed maximum speed. It may be shown near bends, junctions, steep gradients, roadworks or other locations where a lower speed can help drivers negotiate the road safely.
Drivers should treat an advisory speed as guidance for safe driving conditions and should travel even more slowly when weather, visibility, traffic or road conditions require it. A separate legally binding speed limit must still be obeyed.
What is Sweden’s official wording for advisory-speed signs?
The signs distinguish Rekommenderad lägre hastighet, a recommended lower speed, from Rekommenderad högsta hastighet, a recommended highest speed. These recommendations must not be confused with a prescribed maximum-speed restriction.
🔗 data.riksdagen.se • Sweden: Signs Ordinance E11-E14; Traffic Ordinance chapter 3 sections 14-17
🔗 riksdagen.se • Sweden: Road Signs Ordinance 2007:90
Advisory speed limit.
English • Traffic sign E11 • Recommended lower speed. Indicates a section or area with special measures or conditions making a speed below the maximum advisable. The recommended lower speed is shown.
Svenska • Vägmärke E11 • Rekommenderad lägre hastighet. Märket anger en vägsträcka eller ett område där särskilda åtgärder vidtagits eller där förhållandena är sådana att det är lämpligt att färdas med lägre hastighet än den högsta tillåtna. Den rekommenderade lägre hastigheten anges på märket.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Transportstyrelsen.se • Transportstyrelsen • E11 (SV)
SVG source: Transportstyrelsen • Public domain • Original revision 2014-04-24. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the advisory speed limit.
English • Traffic sign E12 • End of recommended lower speed. Need not be placed where the end of the section is otherwise clear.
Svenska • Vägmärke E12 • Rekommenderad lägre hastighet upphör. Märket behöver inte vara uppsatt om det ändå tydligt framgår att sträckan upphör.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Transportstyrelsen.se • Transportstyrelsen • E12 (SV)
SVG source: Transportstyrelsen • Public domain • Original revision 2014-04-24. Wikimedia original unmodified.
What does Sweden’s variable recommended-highest-speed sign mean?
It is used as a variable sign when temporary conditions make it unsuitable to travel faster than the displayed recommendation. That displayed speed is lower than the permitted maximum. Its advisory status does not make the hazard safe to ignore.
🔗 data.riksdagen.se • Sweden: Signs Ordinance E11-E14; Traffic Ordinance chapter 3 sections 14-17
Does a Swedish speed recommendation replace a lower binding limit?
No. A legal maximum remains applicable. Slow further for traffic, visibility, grip or another hazard; the recommended number is not a compulsory minimum.
🔗 data.riksdagen.se • Sweden: Signs Ordinance E11-E14; Traffic Ordinance chapter 3 sections 14-17
