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When you see the sign
Read the text on the road early and assess it together with traffic signs, signals and other road markings at the location. Adjust your position or driving accordingly, for example if the text indicates that a lane is intended for a particular group of road users.
Rules
- Sign number 1050.2 covers text on the road other than the text «STOPP», which belongs to 1050.1.
- The text may be used to provide information about regulation, warnings or other relevant traffic information.
- Its meaning must be understood in conjunction with any traffic signs, traffic lights and other road markings at the same location.
- Text road markings are not lane lines, warning lines or barrier lines, and therefore do not by themselves entail the same rules on crossing as those lines.
- Instructions from the police or others authorised to regulate traffic take precedence over text and other road markings.
Tips
- Look well ahead so that you have time to read the entire text before the car drives over it.
- Check the signs beside or above the road; they may explain which vehicles, times or lanes the text applies to.
- Do not move into a lane marked for a particular group of road users until you have checked that you are allowed to use it.
- If the text is worn, covered by snow or incomplete, use your position, signs and other road markings to understand the regulation.
Common misconceptions
- Assuming that 1050.2 always means «STOPP». The stop text itself is a separate variant, 1050.1.
- Treating the edges of the letters as a barrier line that can never be crossed.
- Reading one word in isolation and overlooking an accompanying sign indicating who or when the regulation applies to.
Test yourself
Easy
What does this road marking in the carriageway mean?
- AIt always requires the driver to come to a complete stop before the marking.
- BIt always prohibits the driver from crossing the edge of the letters.
- CIt provides traffic information that must be interpreted together with other regulation at the location.
- DIt always warns the driver that changing lanes is dangerous.
Medium
The marking shows that you should drive straight ahead, but a police officer signals that you should turn right. What do you do?
- AYou follow the marking and continue straight ahead.
- BYou stop before the marking and wait for a green light.
- CYou follow the police officer's signal and turn right.
- DYou choose the direction yourself because the instructions conflict.
Hard
Which road marking belongs to this variant, and not to variant 1050.1?
- AA solid white line between parallel lanes.
- BThe word «STOPP» before a signal-controlled intersection.
- CA yellow warning line between opposing lanes.
- DThe word «BUSS» as information in a lane.
Theory test tip
In the theory test, the trap may be the difference between 1050.1 and 1050.2: «STOPP» is 1050.1, while 1050.2 is other text. Also remember that the text must be interpreted together with signs and other road markings, not as a barrier line.
Did you know
Text on the road is elongated so that it is easy to read from the low viewing angle inside a vehicle. Sign number 1050.2 may therefore look distorted from above, but normal to the driver.
Frequently asked questions
What does sign 1050.2 «Tekst» mean?
It is text marked directly on the road to provide information about regulation, warnings or other traffic information. The specific word and the traffic situation determine the message.
Is «STOPP» on the road sign 1050.2?
No. A road marking with the text «STOPP» is variant 1050.1, while 1050.2 applies to other text.
Can I drive over the letters?
The letters are not a barrier line in themselves. However, you must follow the regulation conveyed by the text and any accompanying signs.
What should I do if the text is unreadable because of snow or wear?
Look for traffic signs, signals, lane arrows and other road markings that explain the regulation. Drive carefully and avoid choosing a lane if you are unsure whether you are allowed to use it.
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