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Swimming pool
When you see the sign
Skilt 790.20 shows the way to, or locates, a swimming pool. If you are going there, follow the arrow or the directional guidance that the sign forms part of, but you must still follow lane arrows, give-way rules and other traffic regulations.
Rules
- The symbol indicates a swimming pool as a destination or local facility.
- The sign does not grant any special right of way and does not change the give-way rules.
- The symbol does not set a speed limit, grant permission to park or permit stopping.
- When the symbol is used together with an arrow, direction sign or advance direction sign, it is this directional guidance that indicates the direction to the swimming pool.
Tips
- Look out early for an arrow, exit or lane indication if you are going to the swimming pool.
- Move into the correct lane in good time, without making a sudden lane change when you notice the sign.
- Look for separate parking signs at the swimming pool; the symbol itself says nothing about where you may park.
Common misconceptions
- Thinking that the sign warns of swimmers or danger near water. It is a location and directional symbol for a swimming pool.
- Interpreting the symbol as permission to park by the sign.
- Thinking that an arrow pointing towards the swimming pool gives priority through an intersection; the usual give-way rules still apply.
Test yourself
Easy
What does this symbol mean?
- AIt requires the use of a specific lane.
- BIt warns of people swimming in the road.
- CIt shows or locates a swimming pool.
- DIt shows a public outdoor bathing area.
Medium
You encounter this symbol together with an arrow pointing right at an intersection, and you have vikeplikt. What do you do if you are heading to the destination?
- AI turn right because the arrow gives me forkjørsrett.
- BI comply with vikeplikten and then turn right.
- CI park by the symbol because parking is permitted there.
- DI stop at the symbol because it indicates a bus stop.
Hard
This symbol is inset in a portal direction sign above a lane. Which specific destination is marked by the symbol?
- AA boat harbour toward which the lane leads.
- BAn outdoor bathing area toward which the lane leads.
- CA sports hall toward which the lane leads.
- DA swimming pool toward which the lane leads.
Theory test tip
In the theory test, the trap may be confusing the sign with a warning sign or a mandatory sign. The correct interpretation is that it shows or locates a swimming pool, without granting any special traffic rights.
Did you know
Skilt 790.20 uses a symbol so that the swimming pool can be recognised quickly without the driver having to read a long place or facility name.
Frequently asked questions
Does the sign mean that there is a swimming pool right next to the road?
Not necessarily. The arrow, distance or other directional guidance determines which direction you should follow and how far away the swimming pool may be.
Can I park where the sign is located?
Skilt 790.20 does not grant permission to park. You must follow parking signs, road markings and the general rules on stopping and parking.
Do I have to turn in the direction shown by the sign?
No, the directional guidance is only relevant if you are going to the swimming pool. Any mandatory direction of travel must be indicated by separate signs or lane arrows.
Is this the same as an ordinary direction sign?
No, 790.20 is the symbol itself for the swimming pool destination. It can be used as part of a direction sign or advance direction sign showing a direction, lane or exit.
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