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Junction number on two-lane road
When you see the sign
Note the number, as it identifies the particular junction on a two-lane road. Compare the number with your route, and follow any direction signs or route markers if you are turning off. The sign itself does not require you to turn or change lanes.
Rules
- The number on the sign is the junction number, not the road number or the distance to the junction.
- The sign is used to identify the location of a specific junction on a two-lane road.
- The sign does not establish priority, a duty to yield, a speed limit or a permitted direction of travel.
- Choose your direction based on the route guidance and other traffic signs, not solely on the junction number.
Tips
- Check the junction number against your route plan or navigation well in advance.
- Look for a table-format direction sign, diagrammatic direction sign or route marker showing where you should actually drive.
- Reduce your speed gradually if you are approaching the correct junction, but do not brake sharply just to read the number.
- If you have passed the correct junction, continue to a place where you can turn around legally and safely.
Common misconceptions
- Assuming that the number is the road number, such as the number of a national or county road.
- Interpreting the number as the number of kilometres to the junction.
- Assuming that the sign itself shows which direction or lane you should choose.
Test yourself
Easy
What does the number shown here mean?
- AIt is the number of the national or county road.
- BIt is the recommended speed approaching the intersection.
- CIt is the number of a particular intersection on a two-lane road.
- DIt is the distance in kilometres to the intersection.
Medium
You see this before an intersection and must choose the correct direction. What should you do?
- AFollow the direction signs and the other traffic signs approaching the intersection.
- BChoose a lane based on the number shown on the sign.
- CContinue straight ahead because the number gives you priority over other traffic.
- DTurn in the direction that the number on the sign appears to indicate.
Hard
Your navigation system tells you to exit at intersection 73, and you see this beside a two-lane road. Which conclusion is correct?
- AYou have reached a road identified by number 73.
- BYou have reached the intersection identified by number 73.
- CYou have 73 kilometres left before reaching the intersection.
- DYou should choose the lane leading towards road number 73.
Theory test tip
A common trap is confusing the junction number with the road number or a distance indication. In the theory test, remember that sign 723.73 identifies a junction on a two-lane road, but does not tell you where to turn.
Did you know
Skiltforskriften has a separate version of the junction-number sign for two-lane roads. The junction number makes it easier to link route guidance, maps and navigation to one specific junction.
Frequently asked questions
What does the number on the sign mean?
The number identifies the particular junction. It is neither a road number nor an indication of distance.
Do I have to turn off when I see the sign?
No. You should turn off only if the junction number matches your route and other route guidance shows the correct direction.
Does the sign show which lane I should use?
No. Lane choice is shown, among other things, by a lane-direction sign or lane direction marker, whereas this sign only identifies the junction.
Does the junction number impose any rules about yielding?
No. The duty to yield and priority are established by separate signs, road markings, traffic lights and the general traffic rules.
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