D55: Minimum speed

D55 · Mandatory signs

Minimum speed

På dansk Mindste hastighed

What it means
Recognise the minimum speed shown. It does not apply to cyclists or small-moped riders and ends at D56 or the distance stated on a plate.
Your action
Recognise the minimum speed shown. It does not apply to cyclists or small-moped riders and ends at D56 or the distance stated on a plate.
Common mistake
A minimum is not a maximum and does not justify ignoring safety or the traffic situation.

Source check: 2026-10-16 · Order §23. Road markings order 425, 13 April 2023

D Round and blue: something is required - a direction, a cycle path, a minimum speed.

Learn it in lesson 09 → All signs

In the course

Do not confuse

E39E39Recommended speedC55C55Local speed limitD55D55Minimum speed

E39 is recommended speed, C55 is a legal maximum and D55 a prescribed minimum. The square, red-bordered circle and blue circle serve different purposes; always account for conditions.

Neighbours of this sign in the D group.
D26.1Pedestrians left, riders rightD26.2Cycles left, pedestrians rightD26.3Riders left, pedestrians/cycles rightD26.4Pedestrians/cycles left, riders rightD26.5Riders left, pedestrians rightD27Shared path: pedestrians and cyclesD27.1Shared path: riders, pedestrians and cyclesD56End of minimum speed

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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