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Particular accident hazard
The supplementary sign shows which type of accident is common on the section: accident at a road junction.
When you see the sign
Pay particular attention to intersections and traffic that may enter from side roads along the warned section. Adjust your speed so that you can detect crossing or turning traffic early and stop if necessary, while still following the applicable right-of-way rules.
Rules
- The supplementary plate indicates that crashes at intersections are a common type of crash along the section.
- The plate must be read together with the main sign above it and provides more detail about the hazard indicated by the main sign.
- The sign does not change the right-of-way rules at intersections; right of way is determined by signs, road markings and the traffic rules.
- The sign does not set a separate speed limit, but drivers must always adjust their speed to the warned crash hazard.
Tips
- Look ahead early for side roads, crossing traffic and vehicles that are going to turn left.
- Reduce your speed before intersections with poor visibility, even if you have priority.
- Keep a good distance from the vehicle in front, as it may brake suddenly or turn at an intersection.
- Watch out for cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians who may be difficult to see at intersections.
Common misconceptions
- Thinking that the sign means you automatically have to yield at every intersection along the section.
- Interpreting the symbol as general information that an intersection is immediately ahead, rather than information about a common type of crash along the section.
- Confusing the supplementary plate with a sign indicating distance or the length of a section.
Test yourself
Easy
What does this supplementary plate mean?
- AIt states that accidents at road intersections are common on the section.
- BIt states how long the warned-of road section is.
- CIt states that all road intersections on the section have vikeplikt.
- DIt states how far it is to the next road intersection.
Medium
You see this supplementary plate below a warning sign and are approaching a blind road intersection. What should you do?
- AMaintain your speed because the supplementary plate only provides statistical information.
- BIncrease your speed because the main sign's warning first applies after the intersection.
- CAdjust your speed, pay particular attention and follow the applicable vikeplikt rules.
- DStop before the intersection because the supplementary plate always imposes vikeplikt.
Hard
You pass the sign combination, and 200 metres later come to an intersection without a vikeplikt sign or road markings. What can you safely conclude from the supplementary plate?
- AThat the main sign's warning only begins at the intersection 200 metres farther ahead.
- BThat accidents at road intersections are a common type of accident on the warned-of section.
- CThat you have vikeplikt for all traffic at the intersection 200 metres farther ahead.
- DThat the main sign's warning ends as soon as you have passed this one intersection.
Theory test tip
A common trap is to answer that the sign introduces a give-way obligation or warns of one specific intersection. The correct interpretation is that crashes at intersections are a particularly common type of crash along the warned section.
Did you know
The supplementary plate is used to make a crash warning more specific by showing which type of crash occurs on the section in question. Here, particular attention is drawn to conflicts at intersections.
Frequently asked questions
Does the sign mean that I have to yield at the next intersection?
No, the supplementary plate does not change the right-of-way rules. You must determine who has right of way based on other signs, road markings and the usual right-of-way rules.
Does the sign apply only to one specific intersection?
Not necessarily. It indicates that crashes at intersections are common along the section to which the main sign applies.
Does the sign impose a specific speed?
No, it does not indicate a specific speed limit. You must nevertheless adjust your speed to the visibility, the intersections and the particular crash hazard.
What is the difference between this sign and the supplementary plate Avstand?
This sign shows which type of crash is common along the section. Avstand, sign 802, indicates how far it is to the location where the main sign begins to apply, or to an equivalent main sign.
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