Near Hengelo you drive past roadworks. Temporary yellow lines run across the old white lines. Further on there is block marking to the left of your lane, with slow traffic to the left of it. What is correct for you here? (More than one answer possible.)
- You keep to the white and the yellow lines at the same time
- ✓ You follow the yellow lines, even where the white ones indicate something else
- ✓ You may overtake the slow traffic to the left of the block marking on the right
- You may not pass the traffic to the left of the block marking on the right
Correct answer: You follow the yellow lines, even where the white ones indicate something else; You may overtake the slow traffic to the left of the block marking on the right
Explanation
False — you read block marking as an overtaking ban. Whoever drives to the right of block marking may in fact overtake traffic to the left of it on the right; it is an exception, not a ban.
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you let the old white lines count. At roadworks temporary yellow lines take priority over the white ones where they conflict; you then follow only the yellow ones.
- Wrong: you read block marking as an overtaking ban. Whoever drives to the right of block marking may in fact overtake traffic to the left of it on the right; it is an exception, not a ban.
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