In Nieuwegein you want to stop briefly, without parking, to drop off a parcel. Along the kerb there is a solid yellow line. What do you do?
- You stop briefly: along yellow only parking is forbidden
- ✓ You drive on to a spot where you are allowed to stop briefly
- You stop briefly with your hazard lights on, then it is allowed
Correct answer: You drive on to a spot where you are allowed to stop briefly
Explanation
False — you think hazard lights lift a stopping ban. Hazard lights only warn other traffic; along a solid yellow line any stopping stays forbidden, even very briefly.
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you treat the solid yellow line as a broken one. Along a solid yellow line you may not even stop briefly; only along a broken yellow line may you stop briefly to let someone get in or out.
- Wrong: you think hazard lights lift a stopping ban. Hazard lights only warn other traffic; along a solid yellow line any stopping stays forbidden, even very briefly.
Topic: Special markings: yellow lines, bus strips, block markings, filter lanes
Read the rule: Core: Special markings: yellow lines, bus strips, block markings, filter lanes
Sections
- Challenge: Special markings: yellow lines, bus strips, block markings, filter lanes
- The model: Special markings: yellow lines, bus strips, block markings, filter lanes
- Core: Special markings: yellow lines, bus strips, block markings, filter lanes
- Why it matters: Special markings: yellow lines, bus strips, block markings, filter lanes
- Active recall: Special markings: yellow lines, bus strips, block markings, filter lanes
- Teach back: Special markings: yellow lines, bus strips, block markings, filter lanes
- Memory hook: Special markings: yellow lines, bus strips, block markings, filter lanes