A46.1: Steep descent

A46.1 · Warning signs

Steep descent

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What it means
Reduce speed before the descent and choose a suitable gear to keep control. The percentage gives the maximum gradient.
Your action
Reduce speed before the descent and choose a suitable gear to keep control. The percentage gives the maximum gradient.
Common mistake
The sloping edge falls to the right: this is a descent, not the ascent of A46.2. The number is not a speed limit.

Source check: 2026-10-16 · Order §13; Traffic Act §41. Road markings order 425, 13 April 2023 · Danish Road Traffic Act 118, 12 January 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 10 → All signs

In the course

Do not confuse

A46.1A46.1Steep descentA46.2A46.2Steep ascent

The black edge slopes down in A46.1 and up in A46.2. The percentage gives the maximum gradient, not an angle in degrees or a speed limit.

Neighbours of this sign in the A group.
A43.1Road narrows on both sidesA43.2Road narrows on the leftA43.3Road narrows on the rightA44Tunnel aheadA46.2Steep ascentA72Level crossing without barriersA73Level crossing with barriersA74.1Crossbuck: single railway track

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