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RVV 1990 art. 21: 80, 100 and 130 outside town

Official text on wetten.overheid.nl

Outside the built-up area: motor vehicles 80 km/h, on expressways 100, on motorways 130 and 100 between 06:00 and 19:00.

Source: RVV 1990 art. 21 · checked 2026-10-23

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Wednesday morning 10:00 on the A32 near Oldeberkoop. The matrix sign above the road shows no separate number. What is the maximum speed right now?

  1. 100 km/u
  2. 130 km/u
  3. 60 km/u
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Correct answer: 100 km/u

Why learners get this wrong: On the motorway you may always drive 130 km/u, unless a sign says otherwise.

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About Towing a trailer or caravan: 90 km/u is never 'just always': which statement is correct?

  1. On an autoweg or motorway the 90 km/u applies to every trailer, regardless of the permitted maximum mass.
  2. With a trailer or caravan you may always drive at most 90 km/u, even on the motorway, regardless of the weight.
  3. The 90 km/u is explicitly tied to 'autowegen and autosnelwegen'.
  4. A brommobiel may drive faster within the built-up area than outside it, just like an ordinary car.
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Correct answer: The 90 km/u is explicitly tied to 'autowegen and autosnelwegen'.

The 90 km/u is explicitly tied to 'autowegen and autosnelwegen'. On an ordinary road outside the built-up area (no autoweg sign) 80 km/u simply applies with a trailer

Why learners get this wrong: On an autoweg or motorway the 90 km/u applies to every trailer, regardless of the permitted maximum mass.

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About Motorway: 130 standard, 100 by day — and the fixed 80 on some ring roads: which statement is WRONG?

  1. 130 km/u is the exception, meant only for quiet night-time hours; 100 km/u is the real standard figure.
  2. The standard is 130 km/u; 100 km/u only applies between 06:00 and 19:00.
  3. The exact time window is 06:00 to 19:00, not 07:00-20:00.
  4. The ring-road exception of 80 km/u is a PERMANENT, location-bound maximum, independent of the clock; it does not change between day and night.
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Correct answer: 130 km/u is the exception, meant only for quiet night-time hours; 100 km/u is the real standard figure.

The text explicitly calls 130 km/u 'the standard maximum speed'; 100 km/u is the speed 'reduced' between 06:00 and 19:00

Why learners get this wrong: On the motorway 100 km/u always applies, regardless of the time.

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