A17: Pedestrian crossing

A17 · Warning signs

Pedestrian crossing

På dansk Fodgængerfelt

Your action
Watch both sides for people approaching the crossing and adjust your speed so you can stop when required.
Common mistake
This warns of a crossing ahead; do not assume the crossing is exactly beside this sign.

Source check: 2026-10-16 · Order §13; curriculum 7.6. Road markings order 425, 13 April 2023 · Færdselsstyrelsen — category B, May 2026

A Triangular with a red border: something ahead needs your attention. Outside built-up areas they normally stand 150-250 m before the hazard, closer inside town.

Learn it in lesson 01 → All signs

In the course

Do not confuse

A17A17Pedestrian crossingE17E17Pedestrian crossingE26.1E26.1Pedestrian bridgeE26.2E26.2Pedestrian underpass

A17 warns of a crossing ahead; E17 marks the crossing itself. E26 shows a separate route over or under the road, not a zebra crossing across it.

Neighbours of this sign in the A group.
A11Dangerous junction with a non-priority roadA16RoundaboutA18Two-way trafficA19Traffic signalsA20Risk of queuesA21CyclistsA22ChildrenA23Horse riders ahead

Drawing from Wikimedia Commons, free of copyright under section 9 of the Danish copyright act. Code and name follow executive order 425 of 13 April 2023 on road marking. Study material, not the legal text.

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