Road signs in Norway
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Road signs in Norway are regulated by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, Statens vegvesen.
Signs follow the general European conventions concerning the use of shape and colour to indicate function. Thus signs indicating dangers are triangular with a red border, those giving orders are almost all circular (white on blue for mandatory instructions, black on white with a red border for prohibitions), and those providing information are rectangular. Most signs use pictograms to convey their particular meaning. Any text included in signs will normally be in Norwegian.
No more than three signs (road number indications excepted) may be mounted on any one pole, with the most important sign appearing at the bottom. As is customary in European, all signs are partly or fully reflectorized or are provided with their own night-time illumination.
 Bend to right |
 Bend to left |
 Bends, first to right |
 Bends, first to left |
 Steep hill upwards |
 Steep hill downwards |
 Road narrows on both sides |
 Road narrows on right |
 Uneven road |
 Speed bump[1] |
 Opening or swing bridge |
 Quayside or river bank |
 Road works[2] |
 Slippery road |
 Falling rocks from right |
 Falling rocks from left |
 Loose chippings |
 Dangerous ditch[3] |
 Junction |
 Roundabout |
 Priority crossroad |
 Give way |
 Traffic signals |
 Level crossing with barrier[4] |
 Level crossing without barrier |
 Countdown to level crossing |
 Trams crossing[5] |
 Single-track level crossing |
 Multitrack level crossing |
 Pedestrian crossing[6] |
 Children crossing[7] |
 Cyclists on carriageway[8] |
 Animals (elk) |
 Animals (reindeer) |
 Animals (deer etc.) |
 Animals (polar bear - Only on Svalbard) |
 Animals (cow) |
 Animals (sheep) |
 Skiers crossing[9] |
 Horse riders[10] |
 Low-flying aircraft[11] |
 Crosswind |
 Queuing traffic |
 Two-way traffic |
 Tunnel[12] |
 Other danger |
[edit] Prohibitory signs
Prohibitory signs are round with white backgrounds and red borders.
 Closed to all vehicles in both directions |
 No entry |
 No power-driven vehicles |
 No motorcycles |
 No lorries |
 No tractors, construction vehicles etc. |
 No cycles |
 No pedestrians |
 No pedestrians or cycles |
 No riding |
 No vehicles exceeding [...] tonnes laden weight |
 No vehicles having an overall width exceeding [...] metres |
 No vehicles having an overall height exceeding [...] metres |
 No vehicles exceeding [...] tonnes laden weight |
 No vehicles having a weight exceeding [...] tonnes on one axle |
 No vehicles or combination of vehicles exceeding [...] tonnes laden weight |
 No vehicles carrying dangerous goods |
 Speed limit |
[edit] Notes
- ^ New sign, valid from June 1, 2006.
- ^ New colour and symbol, valid from June 1, 2006.
- ^ New sign, valid from June 1, 2006.
- ^ New symbol, valid from June 1, 2006.
- ^ Valid from June 1, 2006.
- ^ New symbol, valid from June 1, 2006.
- ^ New symbol, valid from June 1, 2006.
- ^ New symbol, valid from June 1, 2006.
- ^ New symbol, valid from June 1, 2006.
- ^ New symbol, valid from June 1, 2006.
- ^ New symbol, valid from June 1, 2006.
- ^ New symbol, valid from June 1, 2006.
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