E39: Recommended speed

E39 · Special regulation signs

Recommended speed

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What it means
The road is unsuitable for a higher speed than shown. The recommendation lasts until E40 or the distance stated on a plate.
Your action
Use the figure as guidance for the road and go slower when visibility, grip or traffic requires; also obey any applicable legal speed limit.
Common mistake
This square blue sign is neither a mandatory minimum nor the red-bordered C55 maximum-speed sign.

Source check: 2026-10-18 · Order 425 §27 E39; Traffic Act §41. Road markings order 425, 13 April 2023 · Danish Road Traffic Act 118, 12 January 2026

E Mostly rectangular: they announce a regime, such as motorway, one-way street, zone or parking.

Learn it in lesson 17 → 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 E group.
E33.2Indoor parkingname onlyE34Emergency stopping placeE35TunnelE37Crawler laneE40End of recommended speedE41Recommended speed for an exit bendE42MotorwayE43Motor traffic road

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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