A rare traffic sign in Germany: Here’s what it means

2024-09-02 16:36:00

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This traffic sign only exists 13 times in Germany – do you know the meaning?

Strange traffic signs can only be seen on the A9 between Pfaffenhofen and Kreuz Holledau

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Germany is known as a forest of signs – and many traffic signs are learned in driving school. But there are rare exceptions that cause questions when driving past.

The rarest traffic sign Only 13 of them are in Germany – and only 140 kilometers north of Munich. So it is not surprising that anyone does not know the symbol and its meaning. Especially for travelers who travel on the A9 between Pfaffenhofen and Kreuz Holledau, the question is as fast as it can be.

Answer: you can ignore it. This is not the case in traffic regulations, but it does happen. The so-called landmarks, which are set at a distance of 2.5 kilometers along the A9, do not indicate restrictions or rules.

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The signs with the black and white pattern are part of the “Digital Road Test Area” (DTA), which was established in 2016. The image serves as an orientation for the autonomous vehicles that are tested there. The cameras’ vehicles can determine their position with centimeter precision using landmarks.

In 2016, when the signs were introduced, then Federal Prime Minister Alexander Dobrindt explained: “Automatic vehicles and networked vehicles manage the road with high precision. Together with the most modern sensors and digital maps equivalent of centimeters, the new signs are another house. become the first fully digital and fully networked Street.”

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The Federal Agency for Digital Affairs and Transport and the Federal Road Research Institute (BASt) are dedicating some test sites Information pages. With one Mapwhich shows where there are research activities like DTA – Current as of August 2021. There are 26 test sites and 142 activities in Germany.

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The “Digital Road Test Site” is advertised by the ministry as an “open technology offering for industry and research”. According to him, he has established himself as “destructive for future developments”. In one scientific knowledgewhich BASt commissioned last year, DTA is considered a success.

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