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Indivisible load may protrude up to 1 m in front of the car; divisible load nothing (0 cm) in front. Only an indivisible load may stick out up to 1 m in front; a divisible load may not stick out in front at all.

Source: WVW 1994 art. 5 · checked 2026-10-23

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It is nearly dark and the street lights are just coming on. On your roof rack lie loose planks (divisible) sticking out 30 cm in front of the car, neatly lashed down. Allowed?

  1. Yes, it is under 1 m
  2. No — divisible load may not protrude in front at all, not even lashed down
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Correct answer: No — divisible load may not protrude in front at all, not even lashed down

Indivisible: 1 m front · divisible: 0 front

Why learners get this wrong: Divisible load may also reach 1 m in front, just like indivisible.

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About Protruding load: divisible or indivisible?: which statement is WRONG?

  1. Securing it does not change the limit: divisible front = 0, indivisible front = max 1 m.
  2. Indivisible load may protrude up to 1 m at the front; only divisible load may not protrude at the front at all.
  3. The 1 m at the front applies ONLY to indivisible load; divisible may protrude 0 cm at the front.
  4. Load may stick out only 10 cm per side.
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Correct answer: Load may stick out only 10 cm per side.

For a passenger car's side the limit is 20 cm; 10 cm is only the marking-board threshold for a trailer.

Why learners get this wrong: A small 30 cm front overhang is always fine if well secured.

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Load may stick out only 10 cm per side.

  1. False
  2. True
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Correct answer: False

For a passenger car's side the limit is 20 cm; 10 cm is only the marking-board threshold for a trailer.

Why learners get this wrong: Load may stick out only 10 cm per side.

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Saturday morning at the Karwei in Deventer, in light drizzle, you lay garden timber panels crosswise on your car's roof rack. How many cm may load on a car protrude at most on each side? Set the slider to your estimate.

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Correct answer: 20 cm

Correct: 20.0 cm.

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At the marina of Lemmer you tie a 4 m aluminium mast (indivisible) to the roof rack of your car. It is lashed tight and sticks out 90 cm in front of the car. May you drive off like this?

  1. No, load may not stick out at the front of the car
  2. No, at the front only a small piece of at most 30 cm may stick out
  3. Yes, indivisible load may stick out up to 1 m in front of the car
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Correct answer: Yes, indivisible load may stick out up to 1 m in front of the car

False — 30 cm is not a limit from the rules. At the front: divisible load 0 cm, indivisible load up to 1 m; lashing it well does not change those limits.

Why learners get this wrong: Load may NEVER stick out in front of the car.

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