Priority over oncoming trafficNorway
Traffic rules
Norway
1. Priority over oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming traffic means that drivers travelling in one direction have priority through a narrow section of road over drivers approaching from the opposite direction. The rule is normally indicated by a priority sign facing one direction and a corresponding give-way sign facing the other.
Drivers with priority must still approach cautiously and must not force their way through when the passage is blocked or already occupied. The signs regulate priority through the narrow section, not speed, parking or priority at nearby intersections.
How is priority over oncoming traffic controlled in Norway?
Norwegian signs distinguish Vikeplikt overfor møtende kjørende from Møtende kjørende har vikeplikt. The latter means that opposing drivers have the give-way duty at the controlled section.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norway, Traffic Rules — Traffic Rules 7(6), 13; signs 212/214
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
Road narrowing, oncoming drivers have to give way.
English • Traffic sign 214 • Oncoming traffic must give way. Oncoming drivers are required to give way by sign 212 ‘Give way to oncoming traffic’.
Norsk bokmål • Skilt 214 • Møtende kjørende har vikeplikt. Skiltet angir at møtende kjørende er pålagt vikeplikt med skilt 212 «Vikeplikt overfor møtende kjørende».
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Lovdata.no • Skiltforskriften § 6
SVG source: Peter J. Acklam converted the original EPS file to PDF with Ghostscript and the PDF file to SVG with Inkscape. • Public domain • Original revision 2013-07-21. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Can you enter an occupied narrow passage when you have priority in Norway?
Do not force a conflict. Check the full available width and let a vehicle already committed to the passage clear it when both vehicles cannot pass safely. A priority control does not permit creating danger or disregarding a red signal or authorised instruction.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norway, Traffic Rules — Traffic Rules 7(6), 13; signs 212/214
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
Does priority through a narrow passage extend to nearby junctions in Norway?
No. A control releasing your direction or giving priority over opposing traffic concerns that passage. Junction priority, speed limits, crossings and any later restriction must be assessed separately from their own signs and rules.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norway, Traffic Rules — Traffic Rules 7(6), 13; signs 212/214
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
