Deputy assistant commissioner Erik Kjærsgaard from the police in Hjørring underlines that we have unconditional right of way in Denmark – thus, you will need to stop for traffic in both directions and wait for a safe gap.

 In Denmark Unconditional Right of Way

In Norway the drivers are used to giving way to approaching traffic from the right. It is called 'right of way'. In Denmark it is rarely encountered – not least in Hjørring. In consequence, the hair of Danish drivers and, not least, the police turn grey during Dana Cup as many Norwegians drive the roads in and around Hjørring.

'We have experienced many situation, which might have turned rather dangerous, and it is actually a kind of miracle that no serious accidents have happened on the roads,' says deputy assistant commissioner Erik Kjærsgaard from the police in Hjørring.

'You know, our Norwegian guests are good drivers, but in Denmark we have 'unconditional right of way' in most places, which means that you have to wait for the clear in all directions before driving ahead in the traffic. Normally, so-called 'shark teeth', which have been painted on the road, or a white warning triangle with a red edge indicate unconditional right of way. Here the driver will need to watch for traffic in both directions and wait for a safe gap,' stresses Erik Kjærsgaard, who is pleased to see that Dana Cup does not appear in the daily police activity report.