Road narrowingNorway
Traffic rules
Norway
1. Road narrowing
A road narrowing is a section where the available width of the road or carriageway becomes smaller. The narrowing may occur on both sides, on one side only, or because one or more traffic lanes end.
Drivers should reduce speed, observe approaching and adjacent traffic, maintain sufficient lateral clearance and merge when necessary. Warning signs do not always determine priority, so drivers must follow any priority signs, lane markings and local traffic rules.
What does a road-narrowing warning mean in Norway?
Norwegian narrowing warnings identify reduced carriageway width. Slow early, observe oncoming traffic and read any separate priority arrangement before entering the narrow section.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norway, Traffic Rules — Traffic Rules 7(6), 8, 13–14; signs 106, 530–539
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
Warning for a road narrowing.
English • Traffic sign 106.1 • Road narrows.
Norsk bokmål • Skilt 106.1 • Smalere veg.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Lovdata.no • Skiltforskriften § 4
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 2013-07-20. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Warning for a road narrowing on the left.
English • Traffic sign 106.3 • Road narrows.
Norsk bokmål • Skilt 106.3 • Smalere veg.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Lovdata.no • Skiltforskriften § 4
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 2013-07-20. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Warning for a road narrowing on the right.
English • Traffic sign 106.2 • Road narrows.
Norsk bokmål • Skilt 106.2 • Smalere veg.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Lovdata.no • Skiltforskriften § 4
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 2013-07-20. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does a narrowing warning give you priority in Norway?
No. A warning describes the reduced width, rather than allocating priority or setting a numerical speed limit. Follow any separate priority signs, signals and meeting rules, and slow enough to pass safely or wait before entering.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norway, Traffic Rules — Traffic Rules 7(6), 8, 13–14; signs 106, 530–539
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
What should you do if traffic lanes merge at a narrowing in Norway?
In Norway, when the number of ordinary lanes in the same direction is reduced, drivers must mutually adjust speed so that vehicles continue alternately without unnecessary obstruction. This differs from an ordinary lane change, where the driver changing lanes gives way to traffic in the lane being entered or crossed. Signal a lateral movement as required and follow the actual lane controls.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norway, Traffic Rules — Traffic Rules 7(6), 8, 13–14; signs 106, 530–539
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
