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A yellow/orange beacon is purely a warning signal (slow, wide, or a works vehicle) and gives NO priority. A yellow or orange beacon is purely a warning and gives NO priority (Regeling optische en geluidssignalen 2009).

Source: RVV 1990 art. 50 · checked 2026-10-23

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About Motorcyclists, learner vehicles and microcars: which statement is WRONG?

  1. Some motorcyclists try to make use of 'every gap' they can find; this creates an unsettled traffic picture, and because motorcyclists are fast and agile they can appear 'out of nowhere' behind you.
  2. Only a BLUE flashing beacon with a two-tone horn makes a vehicle a priority vehicle you must give way to.
  3. A microcar must, just like a moped, ride on the cycle path.
  4. Unlike experienced drivers, learners do not yet move so smoothly through traffic, especially not during the first driving lessons; the book explicitly counts on some tolerance from other road users.
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Correct answer: A microcar must, just like a moped, ride on the cycle path.

Microcars must follow the traffic rules for passenger cars and therefore drive on the carriageway, among the 'fast traffic' — not on the cycle path. Especially outside built-up areas the speed difference with other traffic is a risk

Why learners get this wrong: A motorcyclist always keeps to a fixed, predictable path within their lane, so you do not need to account for sudden movements.

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Microcars must follow the traffic rules for passenger cars and therefore drive on the carriageway, among the 'fast traffic' — not on the cycle path.

  1. False
  2. True
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Correct answer: True

Microcars must follow the traffic rules for passenger cars and therefore drive on the carriageway, among the 'fast traffic' — not on the cycle path. Especially outside built-up areas the speed difference with other traffic is a risk

Why learners get this wrong: A microcar must, just like a moped, ride on the cycle path.

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About Motorcyclists, learner vehicles and microcars: which statement is WRONG?

  1. Only a BLUE flashing beacon with a two-tone horn makes a vehicle a priority vehicle you must give way to.
  2. Some motorcyclists try to make use of 'every gap' they can find; this creates an unsettled traffic picture, and because motorcyclists are fast and agile they can appear 'out of nowhere' behind you.
  3. Microcars must follow the traffic rules for passenger cars and therefore drive on the carriageway, among the 'fast traffic' — not on the cycle path.
  4. From a car with a learner's plate you expect the same smooth driving behaviour as from an experienced driver.
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Correct answer: From a car with a learner's plate you expect the same smooth driving behaviour as from an experienced driver.

Unlike experienced drivers, learners do not yet move so smoothly through traffic, especially not during the first driving lessons; the book explicitly counts on some tolerance from other road users

Why learners get this wrong: Every flashing beacon — blue or yellow — means you must give way to that vehicle.

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About Motorcyclists, learner vehicles and microcars: which statement is correct?

  1. From a car with a learner's plate you expect the same smooth driving behaviour as from an experienced driver.
  2. Only a BLUE flashing beacon with a two-tone horn makes a vehicle a priority vehicle you must give way to.
  3. A microcar must, just like a moped, ride on the cycle path.
  4. A motorcyclist always keeps to a fixed, predictable path within their lane, so you do not need to account for sudden movements.
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Correct answer: Only a BLUE flashing beacon with a two-tone horn makes a vehicle a priority vehicle you must give way to.

Only a BLUE flashing beacon with a two-tone horn makes a vehicle a priority vehicle you must give way to. A yellow/orange beacon is purely a warning signal (slow, wide, or a works vehicle) and gives NO priority

Why learners get this wrong: From a car with a learner's plate you expect the same smooth driving behaviour as from an experienced driver.

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Near Raalte, on the road into the centre, you see a wide agricultural implement with a YELLOW beacon driving ahead of you. Must you give way as you would for an ambulance?

  1. No, a yellow/orange beacon is only a warning; there is no duty to give way
  2. Yes, every beacon means you must give way
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Correct answer: No, a yellow/orange beacon is only a warning; there is no duty to give way

Only blue + two-tone horn = priority vehicle; yellow/orange is purely a warning (Regeling optische en geluidssignalen 2009).

Why learners get this wrong: Every flashing beacon — blue or yellow — means you must give way to that vehicle.

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