Stop signNorway
Traffic rules
Norway
1. Stop sign
A stop sign requires drivers to bring their vehicle to a complete stop and give way before entering or crossing the road ahead. The stop must be made at the stop line or another legally prescribed position.
After stopping, the driver may continue only when this can be done safely and without interfering with traffic that has priority. The sign does not create priority for the driver who has stopped.
Must I stop completely at a stop sign in Norway?
Yes. Come to a complete stop when the applicable stop sign controls your approach, even when you cannot see another road user. Slowing to a crawl is not a stop. The stopping duty is separate from the duty to give way before continuing.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
Stop and give way.
English • Traffic sign 204 • Stop. Drivers must stop completely before entering the intersecting road or crossing a level crossing, and give way to traffic in both directions on that road or allow trams and trains to pass at the crossing. Stop immediately before the stop line or, if none exists, as close to the intersecting road as possible.
Norsk bokmål • Skilt 204 • Stopp. Skiltet angir at kjørende skal stanse helt før kjøring inn på kryssende veg eller før kryssing av planovergang, og at den kjørende har vikeplikt for kjørende trafikk i begge retninger på kryssende veg eller at den kjørende skal gi fri veg for sporvogn og jernbanetog på kryssende planovergang. Stansen skal skje foran og inntil stopplinje, eller dersom stopplinje mangler, så nær den kryssende veg som mulig.
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 2014-01-20. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Where must I stop at a stop-controlled junction in Norway?
Stop before the stop line. Where none is provided, stop before entering the intersecting road at the prescribed position. A lack of traffic does not remove the full-stop obligation.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
Does stopping first give me priority at a stop sign in Norway?
A complete stop does not, by itself, give you priority. Give way to the road users entitled to pass under the junction’s signs and rules, check pedestrians and cyclists, and proceed only when the gap is safe. Do not follow another stopped vehicle through without satisfying your own stopping and yielding duties.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
