You are driving on a priority road in Utrecht. From a side street on the right an ambulance approaches with blue flashing lights and its two-tone horn on. It wants to enter your road. What do you do?
- ✓ You let it go first; slowing down is enough if it can carry on freely
- You drive on, because on the priority road it has to wait for you
- You let it go first, and that is only possible by stopping completely
Correct answer: You let it go first; slowing down is enough if it can carry on freely
Explanation
False — the priority road gives you no priority here. You always let a vehicle with blue flashing lights and a two-tone horn go first; that duty overrides the ordinary priority rules and signs. (VekaBest H1 begrippenkader (wettelijke basis, RVV art. 1/29/50) — THIN ATOM, geen VekaBest-hoofdstuk 6-herhaling; zie h03_voorrang voor het boekmateriaal p.102-116)
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: the priority road gives you no priority here. You always let a vehicle with blue flashing lights and a two-tone horn go first; that duty overrides the ordinary priority rules and signs.
- Wrong: giving priority does not necessarily mean standing still. You make sure the other can carry on unhindered; that can also be done by braking or moving aside, without stopping completely.
Topic: Priority: the concept of a 'priority vehicle' (see h03 for the priority-to-the-right rule)
Read the rule: Core: Priority: the concept of a 'priority vehicle' (see h03 for the priority-to-the-right rule)
Sections
- Challenge: Priority: the concept of a 'priority vehicle' (see h03 for the priority-to-the-right rule)
- The model: Priority: the concept of a 'priority vehicle' (see h03 for the priority-to-the-right rule)
- Core: Priority: the concept of a 'priority vehicle' (see h03 for the priority-to-the-right rule)
- Why it matters: Priority: the concept of a 'priority vehicle' (see h03 for the priority-to-the-right rule)
- Active recall: Priority: the concept of a 'priority vehicle' (see h03 for the priority-to-the-right rule)
- Teach back: Priority: the concept of a 'priority vehicle' (see h03 for the priority-to-the-right rule)
- Memory hook: Priority: the concept of a 'priority vehicle' (see h03 for the priority-to-the-right rule)