In a residential area in Ede there is a no-parking sign with an under-sign below it showing only a lorry silhouette, without text. You want to park your car there. What applies?
- ✓ You may park here; the ban applies only to lorries
- You may not park here; only lorries may stand here
- You may not park here; the under-sign is just extra explanation
Correct answer: You may park here; the ban applies only to lorries
Explanation
False — you treat the under-sign as a side issue. An under-sign with only a symbol decides who the sign applies to: this parking ban applies only to lorries, so you may park your car here.
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you read the bare symbol as an exemption. An under-sign with only a symbol restricts the sign to that group: the parking ban here applies only to lorries. Only with the word 'uitgezonderd' added would that group be exempt instead.
- Wrong: you treat the under-sign as a side issue. An under-sign with only a symbol decides who the sign applies to: this parking ban applies only to lorries, so you may park your car here.
Topic: Under-signs: explanation, restriction, exemption and distance
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