Class A theory course · chapter 10 of 19
Signs, markings and signals
The sign groups, priority and prohibition signs, light signals and markings — and where motorcycles are named explicitly.
The chapter in numbers
- Lessons
- 5about 20 minutes of reading
- Drawings
- 17diagrams and photographs made for the lessons they sit in
- Exam tips
- 6passages that say what the test tends to ask here
- Terms
- 5words explained where they are first used
Why this chapter
Signs are the language the road speaks – and the test expects you to read it fluently. This chapter covers the sign groups and what shape and colour tell you, light signals and police hand signals, road markings – and the places where the rules name motorcycles explicitly. Learn the system and you will not have to memorise every single sign.
Written against
The lessons are written against these sources, and the explanations cite them.
- Skiltforskriften §§ 4–11 og 18 (skiltgruppene, underskilt)
- vegvesen.no – trafikkskilt
- Skiltforskriften
- trafikkreglene
- Trafikkreglene § 3 og § 10 nr. 2
- skiltforskriften §§ 23–25 (trafikklyssignaler, signal 1096, anvisning gitt av politiet)
- vegvesen.no – vegoppmerking
- Trafikkreglene § 3 nr. 1, § 5 nr. 1 og 2, § 12 nr. 1 og § 17 nr. 1
- skiltforskriften § 21 nr. 4, skilt 306.4, 508 og 509 og underskilt 807.7
What the test asks
The practice questions for this chapter belong to 2 of the seven official themes of the theory test.
- Right of way214 practice questions · 7 of 40 in our mock exam
- Signs & road markings257 practice questions · 7 of 40 in our mock exam
The mock-exam split is our own – Statens vegvesen publishes none.
The sign groups in this chapter
Each group has its own page with every sign, its picture and its meaning – free to read.
The lessons, in order
- 1 Sign groups – how they are structuredThe main sign groups, shapes and colours that allow you to read a sign before you have time to read the text. 4 min
- 2 Priority, give-way and prohibition signsThe signs that control who drives first, and what you are not allowed to do. 3 min
- 3 Traffic lights, signals and police signalsLight signals, signals at level crossings, police signals — and which instruction wins when they disagree. 5 min
- 4 Road markingsWhat the yellow and white lines mean, and the difference between a solid and a broken line. 4 min
- 5 Signs and markings that concern you in particularWhere motorcycles are named explicitly in the rules, and why markings mean something different on two wheels. 4 min
The lessons are part of full access – 149 kr for a week, 299 kr for a month. Chapter 1 is free, so you can see how the course is written first.
All 19 chapters
- 01The motorcycle and the licence
- 02The motorcycle — construction and systems
- 03Clothing and compulsory safety equipment
- 04The motorcycle safety check
- 05Forces, balance and braking
- 06Manoeuvring — low speed, starting and stopping
- 07Positioning and cornering
- 08Observation, where you look, and being seen
- 09Grip, weather and road conditions
- 10Signs, markings and signals
- 11At a traffic accident
- 12The traffic rules and the rider's duties
- 13Motorway, tunnel and level crossing
- 14The rider's and owner's responsibility
- 15Risk, attitudes and riding strategy
- 16Giving way
- 17Speed, distance and overtaking
- 18Environment and consideration
- 19Passenger and load
Read the whole chapter
Full access opens all 19 chapters, mock exams with new questions every time and the sign drill – 149 kr for a week, 299 kr for a month, no automatic renewal.