Class B theory course · chapter 7 of 22
Signs, signals and police directions
The sign groups and the logic behind them, priority, give-way and prohibition signs, traffic lights and the order of precedence between police, lights and signs.
The chapter in numbers
- Lessons
- 3about 10 minutes of reading
- Drawings
- 11diagrams and photographs made for the lessons they sit in
- Exam tips
- 5passages that say what the test tends to ask here
- Terms
- 4words 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, the light signals and what they require, and police hand signals, which override everything else. 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
- vegvesen.no – trafikkskilt
- trafikkreglene
- Trafikkreglene
- vegvesen.no
What the test asks
The practice questions for this chapter belong to 2 of the seven official themes of the theory test.
- Right of way256 practice questions · 9 of 45 in our mock exam
- Signs & road markings283 practice questions · 9 of 45 in our mock exam
The mock-exam split is our own – Statens vegvesen publishes none.
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. 3 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, and why police signals take precedence over everything else. 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 22 chapters
- 01Introduction
- 02The human in traffic
- 03The car – construction and systems
- 04Checks and maintenance
- 05The road and the traffic environment
- 06The traffic rules and basic duties
- 07Signs, signals and police directions
- 08Giving way and right of way
- 09Observation and communication
- 10Positioning and lane use
- 11Speed, distance and braking distance
- 12Junctions and roundabouts
- 13Overtaking and meeting
- 14Different roads and surroundings
- 15Light and road-surface conditions
- 16Other road users
- 17Stopping and parking
- 18Eco-friendly driving
- 19Load and trailer
- 20The driver's responsibility
- 21At a traffic accident
- 22Risk and attitudes
Read the whole chapter
Full access opens all 22 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.