You are driving outside the built-up area near Simpelveld. In the middle of the carriageway there is a double solid line with a green strip between. You have not yet seen a speed sign. What do you conclude?
- ✓ This looks like a 100 km/h road, but only a sign fixes the actual speed limit
- The green strip gives certainty: you may drive 100 km/h here no matter what
- As long as you see no speed sign, 60 km/h applies here, whatever the line says
Correct answer: This looks like a 100 km/h road, but only a sign fixes the actual speed limit
Explanation
False — you treat the road marking as a speed sign. The marking is a hint of the speed limit, not a certainty; the actual speed limit is shown on the signs
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you treat the road marking as a speed sign. The marking is a hint of the speed limit, not a certainty; the actual speed limit is shown on the signs
- Wrong: you think that outside the built-up area 60 km/h applies automatically without a sign. That is not so: even along a road that looks like a 60 road you may drive 80 km/h without a sign. Here the green strip points to a 100 km/h road; the sign decides
Topic: Signage: E/A/N-roads, K-signs and speed-indicating road markings
Read the rule: Core: Signage: E/A/N-roads, K-signs and speed-indicating road markings
Sections
- Challenge: Signage: E/A/N-roads, K-signs and speed-indicating road markings
- The model: Signage: E/A/N-roads, K-signs and speed-indicating road markings
- Core: Signage: E/A/N-roads, K-signs and speed-indicating road markings
- Why it matters: Signage: E/A/N-roads, K-signs and speed-indicating road markings
- Active recall: Signage: E/A/N-roads, K-signs and speed-indicating road markings
- Teach back: Signage: E/A/N-roads, K-signs and speed-indicating road markings
- Memory hook: Signage: E/A/N-roads, K-signs and speed-indicating road markings