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Parkeren is elke andere vrijwillige stilstand

As soon as you wait for someone still to arrive, or for something still to be arranged, that immediacy is gone. Parking: any other form of voluntary stopping.

Source: Stopping, parking & queues · checked 2026-10-23

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At the Zeeman in Wageningen you stop the car for two minutes so your mother, who is already waiting outside on the pavement, can get in. How does the book classify this?

  1. Standing still — immediately letting in a passenger who is already there
  2. Parking — two minutes is too long to still count as standing still
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Correct answer: Standing still — immediately letting in a passenger who is already there

Why learners get this wrong: As long as you stop briefly enough, it is always "standing still" — regardless of what you stop for.

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Statement: according to the book, stopping for a red traffic light at the junction in Tiel is a form of parking.

  1. True
  2. False
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Correct answer: False

Why learners get this wrong: Stopping for a red light, giving way, or being in a traffic jam is also a form of "parking".

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In Veenendaal two delivery vans stand side by side. At van 1 the driver waits a quarter of an hour outside a house until the recipient, who is not yet home, opens the door. From van 2 a colleague who was already ready gets out in twenty seconds. Which van is parked and which van is standing still?

  1. Van 1 is parked, because it is waiting; van 2 is standing still, because someone gets out immediately
  2. Both are standing still, because waiting at van 1 for someone who is still to come is standing still
  3. Both are standing still, because van 1 also stays no longer than a quarter of an hour
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Correct answer: Van 1 is parked, because it is waiting; van 2 is standing still, because someone gets out immediately

False — You look at the duration instead of the purpose. Standing still is only getting in or out, or loading and unloading, straight away; waiting for something that still has to happen is parking, however short

Why learners get this wrong: Waiting for a passenger to arrive from somewhere is "standing still" — that is always allowed, even where parking is forbidden.

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A delay builds up at a roundabout near Zeewolde. Which of the following situations are, according to the book, NECESSARY stops (so neither standing still nor parking)? (multiple answers possible)

  1. Stopping for a red traffic light
  2. Giving way at the roundabout
  3. Waiting five minutes for the baker's next to the roundabout to open
  4. Waiting in the traffic jam that has built up from the roundabout
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Correct answer: Stopping for a red traffic light; Giving way at the roundabout; Waiting in the traffic jam that has built up from the roundabout

Why learners get this wrong: Stopping for a red light, giving way, or being in a traffic jam is also a form of "parking".

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You deliver parcels to a house on Urk and spend twenty minutes carrying boxes from the van to the front door, which stays open the whole time. What is this according to the book?

  1. Standing still — immediate loading/unloading of goods; the duration does not matter
  2. Parking — twenty minutes is simply too long to still count as standing still
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Correct answer: Standing still — immediate loading/unloading of goods; the duration does not matter

Why learners get this wrong: Someone who loads or unloads goods for twenty minutes on end is no longer standing still but parking: standing still has a time limit.

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