You pass a blue rectangular sign with a bus-stop icon and shortly afterwards a round sign with a red border that prohibits entry. Your passenger says: 'Signs are all just information.' How do these two signs actually work?
- ✓ The bus-stop sign imposes nothing on you; the prohibition sign you must obey
- You must obey both signs; the bus-stop sign also obliges you to something
- Both signs are really just advice; you may weigh them up yourself
Correct answer: The bus-stop sign imposes nothing on you; the prohibition sign you must obey
Explanation
False — not every sign is an obligation. Only signs with a command or prohibition must be obeyed; a blue rectangular information sign, like the bus stop, only gives information. (VekaBest p.47-48 (Hoofdstuk 3 §3.1 Verkeersborden — Categorieën verkeersborden))
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: not every sign is an obligation. Only signs with a command or prohibition must be obeyed; a blue rectangular information sign, like the bus stop, only gives information.
- Wrong: a prohibition sign is not advice. You are legally required to obey a sign with a command or prohibition; only an information sign, like the blue bus-stop sign, obliges you to nothing.
Topic: The seven categories of traffic signs (appendix 1)
Read the rule: Core: The seven categories of traffic signs (appendix 1)
Sections
- Challenge: The seven categories of traffic signs (appendix 1)
- The model: The seven categories of traffic signs (appendix 1)
- Core: The seven categories of traffic signs (appendix 1)
- Why it matters: The seven categories of traffic signs (appendix 1)
- Active recall: The seven categories of traffic signs (appendix 1)
- Teach back: The seven categories of traffic signs (appendix 1)
- Memory hook: The seven categories of traffic signs (appendix 1)