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Zone with a prohibition on the use of small electric motor vehicles
The sign indicates the boundary of an area where the use of small electric motor vehicles is prohibited. The sign applies until it is cancelled by sign 382 “End of zone with a prohibition on the use of small electric motor vehicles”.
When you see the sign
You must not drive a small electric motor vehicle into or within the zone. Stop before the zone boundary and choose a route around it if, for example, you are using an electric scooter; if you are driving a car, this prohibition does not apply to the car.
Rules
- The prohibition applies to the use of small electric motor vehicles throughout the area that begins at the sign.
- The prohibition includes riding an electric scooter, which is classified as a small electric motor vehicle.
- The zone prohibition applies to the roads and areas within the zone, not just the exact location where the sign is placed.
- The prohibition remains in force until it is revoked by sign 382 «Slutt på sone med bruksforbud for liten elektrisk motorvogn».
- The sign does not in itself prohibit driving a car, motorcycle or moped, or riding a regular bicycle.
Tips
- Look for sign 382 before you start riding the electric motor vehicle again.
- Plan an alternative route if your destination is on the other side of the zone.
- Do not assume that the prohibition ends at the next intersection; this is a zone prohibition.
- Check any supplementary signs that may provide further information about the area of application or exemptions.
Common misconceptions
- Many people think the sign prohibits all vehicles, but it only applies to the use of small electric motor vehicles.
- Some confuse it with sign 306.10, which is a standard prohibition sign, and overlook that sign 380 applies to an entire zone.
- A common mistake is to think that the prohibition ends at the first intersection, even though it remains in force until the zone ends with sign 382.
Test yourself
Easy
What does this sign mean?
- AIt indicates the start of a zone where the use of a liten elektrisk motorvogn is prohibited.
- BIt indicates a road where the use of motorcycles and mopeds is prohibited.
- CIt indicates the start of a zone where the use of all types of vehicles is prohibited.
- DIt indicates a place where entry by all types of motor vehicles is prohibited.
Medium
You reach this sign while riding an electric scooter. What must you do?
- AYou must stop riding and wait to use the electric scooter until the zone has ended.
- BYou must stop riding and wait to use the electric scooter until the first intersection.
- CYou must reduce your speed and continue carefully through the area within the zone.
- DYou must continue on the pavement and wait to use the carriageway until the zone has ended.
Hard
You have passed this sign and then driven through an intersection. You have not passed any sign ending the zone. Which statement is correct?
- AThe prohibition is cancelled at the intersection and no longer applies to a liten elektrisk motorvogn.
- BThe prohibition still applies to motorcycles and mopeds, but not to a liten elektrisk motorvogn.
- CThe prohibition still applies to all vehicles, including passenger cars and ordinary bicycles.
- DThe prohibition still applies to a liten elektrisk motorvogn, but not in itself to an ordinary bicycle.
Theory test tip
Pay particular attention to the fact that this is a zone sign. In the theory test, the trap may be an answer stating that the prohibition applies only up to the next intersection, or that it applies to all vehicles.
Did you know
The sign makes it possible to establish larger, continuous areas where the use of electric scooters, among other things, is prohibited, without putting up a new prohibition sign on every individual road section.
Frequently asked questions
Does the sign apply when I am driving a car?
No, the sign does not prohibit driving a car. It applies to the use of vehicles classified as small electric motor vehicles.
Can I ride an electric scooter on the pavement in the zone?
No. This is a prohibition on using small electric motor vehicles within the zone, so the pavement does not provide a general exemption.
Does the prohibition end at the next intersection?
No. The prohibition applies throughout the zone until it is revoked by sign 382.
Are regular bicycles covered by the sign?
No, the sign applies to small electric motor vehicles and does not prohibit riding a regular bicycle. A prohibition that also covers cyclists may instead be indicated by sign 306.6.
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