Road traffic law
This domain covers vegtrafikkloven, trafikkreglene and the extra rules that apply to combinations over 3.5 tonnes. The CE exam checks whether you can decide which rule wins when a posted limit, a sign and a vehicle-class rule disagree.
The foundational duties
- Section 3 requires considerate, hazard-aware driving; it is the standard used to judge you after a collision.
- Section 6 governs speed, section 12 the duty after an accident: stop, secure the site, help, identify yourself.
- The right-hand rule applies at junctions with no signs, no priority road and no signal. The yellow diamond (forkjørsvei) removes it.
Heavy-combination specifics
- Maximum 80 km/h for a combination over 3.5 t even where 90 or 110 is posted; 60 km/h with an unbraked trailer.
- On motorways, vehicles over 3.5 t and combinations longer than 7 m stay in the right-hand lane and use the left only to overtake.
- Special lanes (kollektivfelt) require permission; bus and taxi lanes are signed, not inferred.
- Seat belts are mandatory in the cab; there is no goods-vehicle exemption.
Worked example
You drive a 25.25 m modular combination on a motorway signed 90 km/h. Your maximum is 80 km/h, because the class limit caps the general limit rather than the other way round. If the route enters a signed 60 zone, 60 applies to you as well.
Traps that cost marks
- Assuming a higher posted limit lifts the 80 km/h class limit.
- Forgetting that the right-hand rule still applies on a quiet unsigned residential road.
- Reading a priority sign as covering the trailer when a supplementary plate restricts it.