ExpresswaySweden
Traffic rules
Sweden
1. Expressway
An expressway is a road intended to carry through traffic efficiently, usually at higher speeds than ordinary roads. Expressways often have limited access, multiple lanes, separated carriageways or grade-separated junctions, but their design and legal status vary between countries.
An expressway is not always a motorway. It may have intersections, traffic lights or direct access, and the permitted road users, speed limits and special rules depend on local signs and regulations.
How do people refer to an expressway in Sweden?
The Swedish term is motortrafikled. Many motorway access and conduct rules extend to it, but the motorway’s general maximum speed does not automatically do so.
🔗 riksdagen.se • Sweden: Road Signs Ordinance 2007:90
Start of an expressway.
English • Traffic sign E3 • Expressway. When used as advance information, the distance appears on a supplementary plate. May also be incorporated in a direction sign.
Svenska • Vägmärke E3 • Motortrafikled. Används märket som förberedande upplysning om att en motortrafikled börjar anges avståndet på en tilläggstavla. Märket kan även vara infogat i ett lokaliseringsmärke.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Transportstyrelsen.se • Transportstyrelsen • E3 (SV)
SVG source: Transportstyrelsen • Public domain • Original revision 2014-04-24. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the expressway.
English • Traffic sign E4 • End of expressway. When used as advance information, the distance appears on a supplementary plate. Not used where an expressway becomes a motorway.
Svenska • Vägmärke E4 • Motortrafikled upphör. Används märket som förberedande upplysning om att en motortrafikled upphör anges avståndet på en tilläggstavla. Märket används inte när en motortrafikled övergår i motorväg.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Transportstyrelsen.se • Transportstyrelsen • E4 (SV)
SVG source: Transportstyrelsen • Public domain • Original revision 2014-04-24. Wikimedia original unmodified.
What speed limit applies to cars on an expressway in Sweden?
Follow the posted limit. The expressway category does not itself set a 110 km/h maximum. The ordinary default outside built-up areas is 70 km/h unless a different limit applies.
Who may use an expressway in Sweden?
Normally, only motor vehicles and combinations designed and legally permitted for at least 40 km/h may use these roads. Class I mopeds are expressly excluded. Traffic and safety can require slower actual driving.
What should I do if I miss an expressway exit in Sweden?
Continue to the next exit and choose a safe onward route. Do not reverse, make a U-turn or cross the central reservation to reach a missed exit.
