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Licht pijl beperkt richting

An illuminated arrow restricts the light to exactly that direction: if you are going straight on while only the left-turn arrow is green, that green does not apply to you.

Source: RVV 1990 art. 14 · checked 2026-10-23

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About The three-colour traffic light: green, yellow, red — and its limits: which statement is correct?

  1. On a yellow light you must always stop, even if you have already approached the junction too closely to brake safely.
  2. On a green light you may always enter the junction, even if the far side is already jammed with stationary traffic.
  3. The bicycle light applies to cyclists, moped riders on a cycle/moped path and drivers of a mobility scooter, not to other traffic.
  4. An illuminated arrow in the traffic light applies to every direction of travel on that lane, not only the direction the arrow points.
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Correct answer: The bicycle light applies to cyclists, moped riders on a cycle/moped path and drivers of a mobility scooter, not to other traffic.

The bicycle light applies to cyclists, moped riders on a cycle/moped path and drivers of a mobility scooter, not to other traffic. The driver follows their own light

Why learners get this wrong: On a yellow light you must always stop, even if you have already approached the junction too closely to brake safely.

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About The three-colour traffic light: green, yellow, red — and its limits: which statement is WRONG?

  1. Drivers may not block a junction, not even on green.
  2. An illuminated bicycle image in the traffic light also applies to drivers who want to turn right.
  3. Stopping on yellow is the main rule, BUT anyone who has approached the light so closely that stopping is no longer reasonably possible may proceed.
  4. Once an arrow is visible, the light applies EXCLUSIVELY to the direction the arrow indicates.
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Correct answer: An illuminated bicycle image in the traffic light also applies to drivers who want to turn right.

The bicycle light applies to cyclists, moped riders on a cycle/moped path and drivers of a mobility scooter, not to other traffic. The driver follows their own light

Why learners get this wrong: On a green light you may always enter the junction, even if the far side is already jammed with stationary traffic.

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About The three-colour traffic light: green, yellow, red — and its limits: which statement is correct?

  1. On a green light you may always enter the junction, even if the far side is already jammed with stationary traffic.
  2. An illuminated arrow in the traffic light applies to every direction of travel on that lane, not only the direction the arrow points.
  3. A yellow flashing light only means: dangerous point, caution required.
  4. On a yellow light you must always stop, even if you have already approached the junction too closely to brake safely.
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Correct answer: A yellow flashing light only means: dangerous point, caution required.

A yellow flashing light only means: dangerous point, caution required. It does not regulate right of way; that follows from the signs or the right-hand rule on site

Why learners get this wrong: On a green light you may always enter the junction, even if the far side is already jammed with stationary traffic.

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About The three-colour traffic light: green, yellow, red — and its limits: which statement is WRONG?

  1. Stopping on yellow is the main rule, BUT anyone who has approached the light so closely that stopping is no longer reasonably possible may proceed.
  2. A yellow flashing light regulates right of way at the junction just like a normal traffic light.
  3. Once an arrow is visible, the light applies EXCLUSIVELY to the direction the arrow indicates.
  4. Drivers may not block a junction, not even on green.
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Correct answer: A yellow flashing light regulates right of way at the junction just like a normal traffic light.

A yellow flashing light only means: dangerous point, caution required. It does not regulate right of way; that follows from the signs or the right-hand rule on site

Why learners get this wrong: On a yellow light you must always stop, even if you have already approached the junction too closely to brake safely.

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Back on the Oude Delft: the light turns yellow while you are two metres from the stop line, at 50 km/h. What is correct?

  1. You may proceed — you are too close to stop safely
  2. You must always stop on yellow, even if that means an emergency stop
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Correct answer: You may proceed — you are too close to stop safely

Anyone too close to stop safely may proceed.

Why learners get this wrong: On a yellow light you must always stop, even if you have already approached the junction too closely to brake safely.

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