You are driving on a narrow dike road near Waardenburg behind a slow tractor. The verge slopes away and further ahead a car is coming up onto the dike at an angle from a small side road. What do you do?

✓ You stay behind the tractor and watch the car coming up onto the dike with poor visibility
You overtake the tractor now; such a dike is high, but otherwise just as safe as any road
You overtake and, if needed, swerve onto the sloping verge if that car comes onto the road

Correct answer: You stay behind the tractor and watch the car coming up onto the dike with poor visibility

Explanation

False — the sloping verge is not an escape space. On a dike road the verges are not suitable for swerving safely, so you cannot count on them

Wrong — the height is not the only danger. A dike road is narrow, winding and less clear than it looks, and cars from side roads come up with poor visibility; overtaking there is often not safe
Wrong — the sloping verge is not an escape space. On a dike road the verges are not suitable for swerving safely, so you cannot count on them