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Automatic traffic enforcement
The sign indicates automatic traffic enforcement.
When you see the sign
Check your speed against the applicable speed limit and reduce it smoothly if you are driving too fast. Continue at a legal and steady speed, as the sign warns that traffic is monitored automatically.
Rules
- The sign indicates automatic traffic enforcement.
- The sign does not set a new speed limit; you must follow the speed limit already in force on the road.
- The enforcement may involve spot checks or average-speed enforcement, depending on the system.
- With average-speed enforcement, the average speed between the control points is calculated.
Tips
- Look for the applicable speed-limit signs and compare your speed with the speedometer.
- Release the accelerator early and brake smoothly if your speed is too high; avoid harsh braking at the control point.
- With average-speed enforcement, you should maintain a legal speed throughout the entire enforcement section, not just near the cameras.
- Do not let your attention become fixed on the camera; continue to monitor the traffic and the road as well.
Common misconceptions
- Assuming that the sign introduces a specific speed limit, such as 80 km/t.
- Braking hard only at the camera and then speeding up again, even though average-speed enforcement may be in use.
- Confusing the sign with a sign indicating that a motorway or motor traffic road begins.
Test yourself
Easy
What does this sign mean?
- AIt provides information about automatic traffic control.
- BIt indicates that a motorveg begins.
- CIt provides information about a lane for heavy traffic.
- DIt indicates that a motortrafikkveg begins.
Medium
You pass a sign with a speed limit of 70 km/h and then encounter this sign. What do you do?
- AI follow the rules for motorveg because the sign changes the status of the road.
- BI continue to follow the 70 km/h limit and prepare for control over a section.
- CI brake at the camera and then increase my speed to above 70 km/h.
- DI increase my speed to 80 km/h because the sign introduces a new speed limit.
Hard
Which statement about the type of control can you establish from this sign alone?
- AThe control applies only on motorveg; the road type determines which measurement is used.
- BThe control may be point measurement or section measurement; the sign alone does not determine which.
- CThe control is always section measurement; average speed is recorded at all such signs.
- DThe control is always point measurement; speed is recorded only as the camera is passed.
Theory test tip
A common trap is to interpret the sign as a new speed limit. The correct answer is that it warns of automatic traffic enforcement, while the speed limit is indicated by separate speed-limit signs or follows from the general speed limits.
Did you know
Norway uses both spot checks and automatic average-speed enforcement. With average-speed enforcement, the time between two control points is measured to calculate the vehicle's average speed.
Frequently asked questions
Does the sign mean that the speed limit changes?
No. The sign indicates automatic traffic enforcement, but it does not set a new speed limit.
Do I have to brake when I see the sign?
Only if you are driving faster than permitted or the conditions require a lower speed. If so, reduce your speed in a controlled manner and avoid unnecessary harsh braking.
Is the speed measured only at one camera?
Not necessarily. The system may measure your speed at one point or calculate your average speed between two control points.
Can I drive faster after passing the camera?
You must never exceed the applicable speed limit. With average-speed enforcement, your driving between the control points is included in the calculation of your average speed.
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