You drive your car along a through road into the built-up area of Zwolle. After the place-name sign you see no further speed sign. What is the maximum speed you may drive here (in km/h)?
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Correct answer: 50 km/u
Correct: 50.0 km/u.
Bord a1 maximumsnelheid
A1 (round, red border) = maximum speed, binding. A2 is the same sign with a grey stripe through it: end of maximum. A3 is the matrix sign — an electronic signalling sign above the lane — and counts fully as a traffic sign. A4 is the blue rectangular advisory sign: not mandatory, no fine for exceeding it.
How the exam asks it
At a sharp bend on the N-road near Vaals hangs a blue rectangular sign with a white '60' on it. Which sign is this, and must you comply with it?
- Sign A1, maximum speed — mandatory to obey
- Sign A4, advisory speed — you may ignore it without a fine
- Sign A3, matrix sign — mandatory to obey
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Correct answer: Sign A4, advisory speed — you may ignore it without a fine
Why learners get this wrong: A blue rectangular sign with a white number is sign A1: a maximum speed you are obliged to obey.
On the A16 near Dordrecht the fixed round sign along the road shows '100'; at the same time the matrix sign above your lane shows '80' due to congestion further ahead. You are driving 90. What do you conclude?
- You are driving legally: the matrix sign is advice, the fixed sign counts
- You are driving too fast: of the two numbers the lowest applies, 80
- You are driving legally: as long as the fixed sign shows 100, you may do 100
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Correct answer: You are driving too fast: of the two numbers the lowest applies, 80
False — you let the fixed sign win because it is permanent. When a fixed sign and a matrix sign show a speed limit at the same time, the lowest applies, so here 80.
Why learners get this wrong: A matrix sign above the lane is only an indication; the fixed round signs along the road are the only real, binding traffic signs.
In Apeldoorn you drive into a residential area past a '30' sign with the word 'zone' above it. Two streets further you turn into a side street; there is no speed sign there and you have not passed an 'end of zone' sign. Your passenger says: 'There is no sign here, so you may do 50 again.' Is that true?
- True
- False
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Correct answer: False
False — you read a zone sign as if it only applies to one street. A sign with 'zone' above it applies in the whole area behind it, also in side streets without their own sign, until you pass an 'end of zone' sign. (VekaBest theorieboek, Hoofdstuk 3 §3.1 p.49-50 + Hoofdstuk 14 'A Snelheid' p.238)
Why learners get this wrong: A 30-zone sign only applies to the street it stands on; every side street needs its own zone sign again.
On the N50 you see a round sign identical to the maximum-speed sign, but with a grey diagonal stripe across the number. What does this sign mean?
- A2, end of maximum speed
- A5, end of advisory speed
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Correct answer: A2, end of maximum speed
Why learners get this wrong: A round sign with a grey bar through the number is sign A5: end of advisory speed.
Where this term is taught
- Challenge: Speed signs A: maximum, matrix sign, advisory and zone
- The model: Speed signs A: maximum, matrix sign, advisory and zone
- Core: Speed signs A: maximum, matrix sign, advisory and zone
- Why it matters: Speed signs A: maximum, matrix sign, advisory and zone
- Active recall: Speed signs A: maximum, matrix sign, advisory and zone
- Teach back: Speed signs A: maximum, matrix sign, advisory and zone
- Memory hook: Speed signs A: maximum, matrix sign, advisory and zone
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- Bord a2 einde maximum
- Bord a3 matrixbord
- Bord a4 adviessnelheid
- Sign A5: end of advisory speed