Lesson 5 of 18 · Directions and plates

Directions and paths

Look closely at the arrows and the people or vehicles pictured.

Learn the signs

D11.1 Påbudt kørselsretning

Ahead only

What it means: Continue straight ahead; this sign does not permit a turn.
Your action: Continue straight ahead; this sign does not permit a turn.
Common mistake: Read every arrow; a blue mandatory sign is not merely advice.

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D11.2 Påbudt kørselsretning

Left only

What it means: Continue only to the left, as shown by the arrow.
Your action: Continue only to the left, as shown by the arrow.
Common mistake: Read every arrow; a blue mandatory sign is not merely advice.

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D11.3 Påbudt kørselsretning

Right only

What it means: Continue only to the right, as shown by the arrow.
Your action: Continue only to the right, as shown by the arrow.
Common mistake: Read every arrow; a blue mandatory sign is not merely advice.

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D11.4 Påbudt kørselsretning

Turn left ahead

What it means: Turn only left at the place indicated by the sign.
Your action: Turn only left at the place indicated by the sign.
Common mistake: Read every arrow; a blue mandatory sign is not merely advice.

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D11.5 Påbudt kørselsretning

Turn right ahead

What it means: Turn only right at the place indicated by the sign.
Your action: Turn only right at the place indicated by the sign.
Common mistake: Read every arrow; a blue mandatory sign is not merely advice.

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D11.6 Påbudt kørselsretning

Ahead or left

What it means: Go straight ahead or turn left. A right turn is not one of the shown directions.
Your action: Go straight ahead or turn left. A right turn is not one of the shown directions.
Common mistake: Read every arrow; a blue mandatory sign is not merely advice.

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D11.7 Påbudt kørselsretning

Ahead or right

What it means: Go straight ahead or turn right. A left turn is not one of the shown directions.
Your action: Go straight ahead or turn right. A left turn is not one of the shown directions.
Common mistake: Read every arrow; a blue mandatory sign is not merely advice.

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D11.8 Påbudt kørselsretning

Left or right

What it means: Turn left or right; continuing straight ahead is not shown as an option.
Your action: Turn left or right; continuing straight ahead is not shown as an option.
Common mistake: Read every arrow; a blue mandatory sign is not merely advice.

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D21 Cykelsti

Cycleway

Your action: Keep your car out of the cycle path. Check for cyclists when crossing it as part of a permitted turn.
Common mistake: A cycle-path sign does not turn the path into a car lane.

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D22 Gangsti

Footway

Your action: Keep your car out of the marked pedestrian path.
Common mistake: Do not confuse a pedestrian path with a cycle path or a shared-path sign.

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Recall: name each sign

Similar signs, different decisions

Look at the exact symbol first, then read the difference.

D11.6Ahead or left

D11.7Ahead or right

The first allows ahead or left; the second allows ahead or right. Read both arrows rather than the general sign family.

What would you do?

Answer without looking back. Your first check is kept as your result. This is practice, not an official exam.

Lesson result

Sources and review date

Reviewed: 2026-10-17. Study explanations are our wording; use official rules and your instructor’s guidance.

Road markings order 425, 13 April 2023

Færdselsstyrelsen — category B, May 2026