E49: Pedestrian street

E49 · Special regulation signs

Pedestrian street

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What it means
The area is reserved for pedestrians; driving requires permission on a supplementary plate.
Your action
Enter by car only when permitted, drive very slowly, normally below 15 km/h, and wait until nearby pedestrians notice you and make room. Park a car only in marked places and give way to traffic when leaving.
Common mistake
Permission to drive is not priority over pedestrians and is not permission to park anywhere.

Source check: 2026-10-18 · Order 425 §27 E49; Traffic Act §§26(3),27(3). 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 18 → All signs

In the course

Do not confuse

E47E47Cycle streetE49E49Pedestrian streetE51E51Living and play area

E47 reserves the carriageway for bicycles and small mopeds, with other access by plate; E49 reserves the area for pedestrians, also allowing exceptions by plate. E51 allows living and play across the road while admitting ordinary vehicles at very low speed.

Neighbours of this sign in the E group.
E44End of motorwayE45End of motor traffic roadE47Cycle streetE48End of cycle streetE50End of pedestrian streetE51Living and play areaE52End of living and play areaE53Traffic-calmed area

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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