Road signs in sweden

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Road signs in Sweden are regulated in Vägmärkesförordningen, VMF (2007:90), and are to be placed 2 metresfrom the road with the base-sign at an altitude of 1.6 metres for motorized roads. Except for road numbers, thereare a maximum of three signs on a pole, with the most important sign at the bottom. All signs have a reflectivelayer added on selective parts of the sign as is custom for European signs, most larger signs also have their ownlumnination.

Most signs are based on pictograms, except signs like the prohibition-sign for stop at told and signal, the signindicating taxi rank, low speed road and the sign for accident. If the sign included text, the text is written inSwedish, except the stop sign, which is written in English ("STOP").

Swedish signs depict classical silhouetted persons.

1 Major differences between Swedish and general European signs2 Private road direction sign3 Warning signs

3.1 Animals4 Prohibitory signs

4.1 Stop at customs5 Mandatory signs6 Signs giving information7 Priority signs8 Other signs9 Additional panels10 Traffic light signals11 Road markings12 Signals by police officers13 References

Whereas European signs usually have white background on warning and prohibition signs, the Swedish signshave a yellow/orange colour. This is for the purpose of enhancing the visibility of the sign during the winter, aswhite signs would be hard to see in the snow. The prohibition signs have a red line across them if it is a symbolon them, not if it is a numeric value. General European prohibition signs do usually not have such a red line.Swedish warning and prohibition signs also have a thicker border than their European counterparts. Traffic signsin Slovenia and Finland are quite similar.

The reason there is a sign indicating private road, is because they are not strictly private. A private road is a road

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Private road sign

that is not maintained by the state or similar, but by a private person. Asis custom in Sweden, if you own a private road or a land, you canprohibit cars (but not people) from using the road. But if there is supportfrom the state for the maintenance, you can't prohibit cars from it. This ismostly the case if several families live along the road. Then they mustform an association for the road. The Swedish word for this kind of roadis "enskild", that can be both translated to "private" and "individual".

Warning signs are triangular and have red borders, but in contrast with those of most other countries that usetriangular warning signs, Swedish signs have yellow backgrounds, rather than white. More types of warningsigns for animals are used than in most European countries. Moose, deer, wild boar, reindeer, sheep, horse andcow can appear.

Dangerous bend (toright)

Dangerous bend (toleft)

Dangerous bends, firstbend to right

Dangerous bends, firstbend to left

Steep hill downwards

Steep hill upwards

Road narrows fromrespective side

Opening or swingbridge

Quayside or ferry berth

Uneven road

Road works

Slippery road


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Falling rocks fromrespective side

Loose chippings Junction Roundabout

Junction with a road,the drivers of whichmust give way

Traffic signals

Level crossing withgates

Level crossing withoutgates

Distance to levelcrossing

Intersection withtramway line

Single track levelcrossing

Multitrack levelcrossing

Pedestrian crossing

Children

Cyclists and mopedriders on carriageway

Skiers crossing


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Low-flying aircraft

Crosswind fromrespective side

Two-way traffic(One-way traffic isending).

Tunnel

Other dangers

Animals

Moose

Deer

Reindeer

Sheep

Wild boar

Cow

Horse

Crossing horses


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Prohibitory signs are round with yellow backgrounds and red borders, except the international standard stop signthat is an octagon with red background and white border and the no parking and no standing signs that have ablue background instead of yellow.

No vehicles

No entry

No power-drivenvehicles

No power-drivenvehicles with morethan 2 wheels

No motorcycles ormopeds Class I

No trailers

No lorries

No tractors,construction vehiclesetc.

No cycles or mopeds

No mopeds

No animal-drawnvehicles

No riding


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No pedestrians

No off-road vehicles No vehicles having anoverall widthexceeding ... meters

No vehicles having anoverall heightexceeding ... meters

No vehicles exceeding... tons laden weight

No vehicles having aweight exceeding ...tons on one axel

Minimum distancebetween power drivenvehicles

No vehicles orcombination ofvehicles exceeding ...meters

No vehicles orcombination ofvehicles exceeding ...tons laden weight orbearing capacity class

No vehicles having aweight exceeding ...tons on a tandem axel

No parking

No stopping or parking


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Passing withoutstopping prohibiteddue to signal

No turn No overtaking No overtaking bylorries

Maximum speed

No vehicles carryingdangerous goods

End of overtakingrestriction

End of overtaking bylorries restriction

No parking zone

End of no parking zone

Stop at customs

The sign "Stop at customs" ("Stopp vid tull") is multilingual and exists in four variants.


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Danish

Finnish

German

Norwegian

Mandatory signs are always round blue signs with white border.

Direction to befollowed

Pass this side. Right

Pass this side. Left

Pass this side. Eitherside

Roundabout

Foot path

Track for cycles andmopeds

Compulsory track forpedestrians, cyclistsand moped drivers.


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Compulsory track forpedestrians, cyclistsand moped drivers.Dual track

Compulsory track forpedestrians, cyclistsand moped drivers.Dual track

Track for rider onhorseback (andpedestrians)

Track for off-roadvehicles

Beginning of lanereserved for publictransport (and cyclesand mopeds Class II).

End of lane reservedfor public transport(and cycles andmopeds Class II).

The only Swedish diamond shaped sign is the sign informing about priority road, which is a road to whichintersection roads have to give way.

Motorway

End of motorway

Expressway

End of expressway


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Low-speed road(recommended topspeed)

End of low-speed road Residential area End of residential area

One-way traffic

Pedestrian area

End of pedestrian area

Built-up area

End of built-up area

Maximumrecommended speed

End of maximumrecommended speed

Toll road

No through road

Pedestrian crossing

Lay-by or passing place

Parking (max 24 hourson weekdays exceptweekday before sundayor holiday).


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Park and ride

Taxi rink The long turn —mandatory turningmanoeuvre for pedalcycles and mopeds.

Advance direction sign,diagrammatic type

Advance direction sign,stack type

Lane preselection sign

Lane merge

Lane ends

Temporary sign, leftmost lane ends

Temporary sign, Lanemerges with oncomingtraffic

Temporary sign,oncoming trafficmerges with this lane

Advance direction signdiagrammaticindicating prohibitionof left turning


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Direction sign flag type

Direction to motorwayor expressway

Sign to specific districtor area

Sign to place reachedby a private road

Sign to local amenities

Lane assignment type

Advance direction signexit ahead frommotorway orexpressway

Advance direction signexit ahead from otherroad than motorway orexpressway

Direction sign exit sign

Lorry

Car

Bus

Airfield

Airfield straight ahead

Ferry

Place indication sign


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Road number signEuropean highway

Main highways (otherthan Europeanhighways) numbered1-499

Road number sign.Direction to anumbered road

Road number sign fortraffic diversion

Confirmatory sign

Interchange number

Grouped destinations(i.e. For Pajala andÖvertorneå, followsigns for Kiruna)

Recommended routefor vehicles carryingdangerous goods

Tourist route

Tourist attraction area

Landmark

Sign to temporaryevent


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Recommended routefor pedal cycles andmopeds

Recommended routefor pedestrians

Disabled persons Stack type design

Flag type sign

Place indication sign

Confirmatory sign

Cycle track

Post office

Telephone

Radio station for roadand traffic information

Information

Workshop

Petrol station

Refreshments

Restaurant


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Hotel

Picnic site Toilet First aid

Industrial zone

Youth hostel

Holiday chalets

Caravan site

Camping site

Bathing

National heritage

Open-air recreation

Hiking trail

Chair lift

Tow lift

Fishing licences on salehere


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Golf course

Priority road

End of priority road

Priority for oncomingvehicles

Priority over oncomingvehicles

Give way

Stop


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End of road works

Limited access on sidemarker

Limited access marker

Limited access arrowmarker

Marking for sharpbends, bridge parapets,abutment, walls, tunnelmouths etc. Arrowmarker

Marking for sharpbends, bridge parapets,abutment, walls, tunnelmouths etc. Sidemarker

Marking for obstacle

Gore area marker

Accident


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Parking garage

Length of stretch ofroad beginning atspecified distance fromsign

Length of stretch ofroad beginning at sign

Distance to

Stop and give way atspecified distanceahead

Lateral clearance

Total weight

Times the restrictionapplies. Weekday;Weekday beforesunday or publicholiday in brackets;Sunday and publicholiday in red.

No parking betweentimes indicated

Prohibition effective inboth directions of thesign

Prohibition end at sign

Prohibition effective inthe direction of arrow


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Parking, effective inboth directions of thesign

Parking ends at sign Parking, effective indirection of arrow

Parking configuration




Symbol plate forspecified vehicle orroad user category(lorry)

Symbol plate forspecified vehicle orroad user category(lorry)

Symbol plate forspecified vehicle orroad user category(handicapped)

Symbol plate forspecified vehicle orroad user category(car)

Symbol plate forspecified vehicle orroad user category(car)


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Symbol plate forspecified vehicle orroad user category(bus)

Symbol plate forspecified vehicle orroad user category(bus)

Symbol plate forspecified vehicle orroad user category(motorcycle)

Symbol plate forspecified vehicle orroad user category(bike)

Symbol plate forspecified vehicle orroad user category(caravan)

Symbol plate forspecified vehicle orroad user category(caravan)

Symbol plate forspecified vehicle orroad user category (car+ caravan)

Symbol plate forspecified vehicle orroad user category (car+ caravan)

Parking permitted forspecified periodbetween times shown

Soft shoulder

Forestry vehiclecrossing ahead

High voltage cable


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Direction sign

Direction sign Direction sign Blind persons crossingor in the vicinity of theroad

Deaf persons crossingor in the vicinity of theroad

All way stop

Direction of priorityroad at intersect

Two-way traffic oncycle and moped track

Red = Stop!.Red+yellow = Thelight is turning togreen. Green = Go!.Yellow = Stop, but goif you not are able tostop!

Flashing yellow =proceed with caution

Bicycle and mopedlights

Pedestrian lights


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Public transport lights

Lane-control signals Lights at level crossing Light signals at openingor swing bridges,ferries, airfields,emergency servicestations etc.

Drive with extracaution signal

Centre line

No passing line

Warning line

Centre line and nopassing line


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Centre line andwarning line

Warning line and nopassing line

Double no passing line Reversible lanemarkings (lane thatmay be used foralternating direction oftraffic flow)

Guide line

Reserved lane line

Cycle lane marking

Broken edge line

Continuous edge line

Stop line

Give way line

Pedestrian crossing

Cycle crossing

Lane selection arrows

Deflecting arrow

Obstruction marking


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Text conforming busand taxi lane, textconforming stop line

Parking bay Standing and parkingprohibited

Parking prohibited

Parking prohibited

Cycle and moped route

Advance warning ofobligation to give way

Disabled persons

13.1.1 Vehiclesapproaching from infront and behind muststop. Vehiclesapproaching from theside may continue13.1.2 Beckoning on avehicle13.2.1 Slow down13.2.2 Stop

13.3.1 Slow down13.3.2 Follow thepolice car and pull upbehind it when it stops13.3.3 Slow down13.3.4 Drive off theroad and stop in frontof the police car

Control

Advance direction signcontrol


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