Road narrowingSweden
Traffic rules
Sweden
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 Sweden?
Swedish narrowing warnings describe reduced carriageway width. Separate give-way and priority-over-oncoming signs determine priority at a controlled narrow passage.
🔗 data.riksdagen.se • Traffic Ordinance chapter 3 sections 30,43-44; Signs Ordinance A5,B6-B7
Warning for a road narrowing.
English • Traffic sign A5 • Road narrows ahead.
Svenska • Vägmärke A5 • Varning för avsmalnande väg.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Transportstyrelsen.se • Transportstyrelsen • A5 (SV)
SVG source: Government of Sweden • Public domain • Original revision 2018-07-12. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does a narrowing warning give you priority in Sweden?
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.
🔗 data.riksdagen.se • Traffic Ordinance chapter 3 sections 30,43-44; Signs Ordinance A5,B6-B7
What should you do if traffic lanes merge at a narrowing in Sweden?
If two lanes join into one, drivers must adapt with mutual consideration. If you are changing into an existing lane, do so only without danger or unnecessary obstruction; drivers already in that lane must adjust speed to help. Do not treat every narrowing as an automatic right for an ending lane to go first.
🔗 data.riksdagen.se • Traffic Ordinance chapter 3 sections 30,43-44; Signs Ordinance A5,B6-B7
