E51: Living and play area

E51 · Special regulation signs

Living and play area

På dansk Opholds- og legeområde

What it means
People may stay and play across the full width of the road.
Your action
Drive very slowly, normally below 15 km/h, give way where your path crosses pedestrians, and wait for nearby people to notice you and make room. Park a car only in marked places; give way when leaving.
Common mistake
Unlike a pedestrian street, this sign does not require a separate plate to permit ordinary vehicle access; driving must still respect people using the road.

Source check: 2026-10-18 · Order 425 §27. Road markings order 425, 13 April 2023

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.

E53E53Traffic-calmed areaE68.4E68.4Zone with local speed limitE51E51Living and play area

E53 describes a traffic-calmed layout unsuitable above the displayed speed. E68.4 imposes a zone speed limit. E51 additionally has rules for play, pedestrian priority, marked car parking and giving way on exit.

Neighbours of this sign in the E group.
E47Cycle streetE48End of cycle streetE49Pedestrian streetE50End of pedestrian streetE52End of living and play areaE53Traffic-calmed areaE55Urban areaE56End of urban 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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