Road signs in Denmark

Road signs in Copenhagen.

This is a list of road signs in Denmark. Road signs in Denmark are regulated by the Road Traffic Act (Færdselsloven).[1] The design and definitions of road signs is delegated to the executive, according to §95 ¶1 of the Road Traffic Act.[1] The executive, in this case the Danish minister of transport (transportministeren), issues executive orders on the subject. The latest executive orders were issued on April 13, 2023[2][3]

Denmark signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on November 8, 1968 and ratified it on November 3, 1986.[4] Denmark has ratified the European Agreement supplementing the Convention on road traffic as well.[5]

Road signs are divided into two main categories, which are traffic signs and direction- / tourist information signs:[fn 1]

Traffic signs are: [fn 2]

  • Warning signs
  • Priority signs
  • Prohibitory signs
  • Mandatory signs
  • Special regulation signs [fn 3]

Direction signs and tourist information signs are:[fn 4]

  • Flag-type direction signs
  • Stack-type direction signs
  • Exit signs
  • Portal signs
  • Lane diagram signs
  • Stack-type advance direction signs
  • Map-type signs
  • Locality signs
  • Tourist information signs
  • Route designations
  • Route confirmation signs
  • Service signs
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