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Round+blue is category D (command, such as following the indicated direction), not a prohibition. Command signs (round, blue) are a separate category from category C (round, red border).

Source: RVV 1990 art. 62 · checked 2026-10-23

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About The seven categories of traffic signs (appendix 1): which statement is correct?

  1. Command signs (round, blue) are a separate category from category C (round, red border).
  2. A traffic sign with a command or prohibition is a strong recommendation, not a hard requirement.
  3. The overtaking-ban sign (F1) belongs to category C, because it is a round sign with a red border like the other prohibition signs.
  4. The priority-road sign (B1) is a triangle, just like a warning sign.
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Correct answer: Command signs (round, blue) are a separate category from category C (round, red border).

Command signs (round, blue) are a separate category from category C (round, red border). Round only tells you 'command or prohibition', not which of the two

Why learners get this wrong: A traffic sign with a command or prohibition is a strong recommendation, not a hard requirement.

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About The seven categories of traffic signs (appendix 1): which statement is WRONG?

  1. Every round traffic sign is a prohibition sign.
  2. F1 is listed literally under 'Other commands and prohibitions', not under chapter C 'Closure'.
  3. B1 (priority road) has its own yellow diamond shape, not a triangle.
  4. Road users are required to comply with traffic signs that contain a command or prohibition.
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Correct answer: Every round traffic sign is a prohibition sign.

Command signs (round, blue) are a separate category from category C (round, red border). Round only tells you 'command or prohibition', not which of the two

Why learners get this wrong: The overtaking-ban sign (F1) belongs to category C, because it is a round sign with a red border like the other prohibition signs.

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About The seven categories of traffic signs (appendix 1): which statement is WRONG?

  1. F1 is listed literally under 'Other commands and prohibitions', not under chapter C 'Closure'.
  2. The priority-road sign (B1) is a triangle, just like a warning sign.
  3. Command signs (round, blue) are a separate category from category C (round, red border).
  4. Road users are required to comply with traffic signs that contain a command or prohibition.
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Correct answer: The priority-road sign (B1) is a triangle, just like a warning sign.

B1 (priority road) has its own yellow diamond shape, not a triangle. The triangle with a red border is the appearance of category J (warning)

Why learners get this wrong: The overtaking-ban sign (F1) belongs to category C, because it is a round sign with a red border like the other prohibition signs.

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B1 (priority road) has its own yellow diamond shape, not a triangle.

  1. False
  2. True
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Correct answer: True

B1 (priority road) has its own yellow diamond shape, not a triangle. The triangle with a red border is the appearance of category J (warning)

Why learners get this wrong: The priority-road sign (B1) is a triangle, just like a warning sign.

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About The seven categories of traffic signs (appendix 1): which statement is WRONG?

  1. Command signs (round, blue) are a separate category from category C (round, red border).
  2. F1 is listed literally under 'Other commands and prohibitions', not under chapter C 'Closure'.
  3. B1 (priority road) has its own yellow diamond shape, not a triangle.
  4. Information signs (category L) are also legally binding, just like command and prohibition signs.
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Correct answer: Information signs (category L) are also legally binding, just like command and prohibition signs.

Only command/prohibition signs fall under the statutory duty to comply. Category L (information) is not legally binding

Why learners get this wrong: Every round traffic sign is a prohibition sign.

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