What the exam asks here: Most students recognise the symbol on a J-sign effortlessly (a train, a shovel, a child), but remember the exact code wrong — often systematically shifted by one position, such as J10 instead of J8 for a crossroads.
Many learners think: Sign J10 warns of a dangerous crossroads.
The rule is: J10 = level crossing WITH barriers. Dangerous crossroads is J8.
Most students recognise the symbol on a J-sign effortlessly (a train, a shovel, a child), but remember the exact code wrong — often systematically shifted by one position, such as J10 instead of J8 for a crossroads. The CBR exam designer tests exactly that code-symbol pairing, not just the symbol itself.
J8 = dangerous crossroads. J10 = level crossing WITH barriers, J11 = WITHOUT. J16 = roadworks, J17 = road narrowing. J22 = pedestrian crossing, J24 = cyclists and moped riders. J32 = traffic lights (Book p.245-246). Every J-sign is a triangle: a warning, not an order or prohibition — you decide your own speed so you can stop in time.
The J category (Book p.245-246) warns of danger without ever giving a command — all J-signs share the same shape: a red triangle with a black symbol. Precisely because the shape is always identical, the knowledge that matters is the code-symbol pairing, not shape recognition. The level-crossing family splits in two: J10 (with barriers) and J11 (without), and is separate from J8, which announces an ordinary dangerous crossroads — no track, no barrier. The roadworks family splits into J16 (roadworks, general) and J17 (specifically a road narrowing). The vulnerable-road-user family splits into J21 (children), J22 (pedestrian crossing — the location, not the people themselves), J23 (pedestrians in general) and J24 (cyclists and moped riders) — four different codes for four different situations, even though they feel like one 'vulnerable traffic' category. What all J-signs have in common: they are not an order or prohibition, so they prescribe no exact speed. Instead, the general rule of the law applies: you must drive so that you can stop within the distance you can see. A J17 road narrowing does not, for example, mandate '50 km/h' — that requirement appears nowhere on the sign.
Whoever confuses J10 with a crossroads doesn't watch extra carefully for a train at an actual level crossing — precisely the hazard the sign is meant to flag. Whoever thinks a J-sign imposes a fixed speed either drives unnecessarily slowly for no legal reason, or too fast because 'there's no number on the sign', while the law in fact does impose a duty to adjust.
Near Coevorden you see a triangular sign with a crossroads symbol on it, without a train or barrier. Which code is this?
Explain: what is the difference between J8, J10 and J11, and why does none of these signs impose an exact speed?
Triangle = warning, not a command. J8=crossroads, J10/11=level crossing with/without barriers, J16/17=roadworks/narrowing, J22/24=pedestrian/cyclist.
J8
J10
J16
J22
J24
J17
J2
J3
J11
J32
J21
J23On a country road near Winterswijk you see a red-bordered triangular sign with a train silhouette and a line representing a barrier. Which code belongs to this sign?
J8 = dangerous crossroads. J10 = level crossing WITH barriers, J11 = WITHOUT. J16 = roadworks, J17 = road narrowing. J22 = pedestrian crossing, J24 = cyclists and moped riders. J32 = traffic lights (Book p.245-246). Every J-sign is a triangle: a warning, not an order or prohibition — you decide your own speed so you can stop in time.
Correct answer: J10 — level crossing with barriers
Why learners get this wrong: Sign J10 warns of a dangerous crossroads.
Correct answer: Roadworks (J16)
Why learners get this wrong: Sign J16 warns of a level crossing with barriers.
Correct answer: False
Why learners get this wrong: Sign J22 warns of cyclists and moped riders.
Correct answer: You let the car from the right go first; J8 does not regulate priority
False — you confuse the triangle of J8 with the 'give way' sign. J8 is a warning sign and does not oblige you to let all crossing traffic go first. Without priority signs or shark's teeth you give priority only to traffic from the right.
Why learners get this wrong: Sign J8 (dangerous crossroads) itself regulates who has priority at that crossroads.
Correct answer: True
False — you think J17 prescribes a fixed lower speed. A warning sign sets no speed and no obligation; you adjust your speed yourself so that you can stop within the distance you can see and that is clear.
Why learners get this wrong: At sign J17 (road narrowing) you are legally required to a specific, fixed lower speed.
Correct answer: 39 J-code
Correct: 39.0 J-code.
Correct answer: Reduce speed before the bend: the road curves sharply to the right and the force pushes you to the left.
Why learners get this wrong: Sign J2 (triangle with a bending arrow) obliges you to turn right at the next opportunity.
Correct answer: J8 — dangerous crossroads
J10 = level crossing WITH barriers. Dangerous crossroads is J8.
Why learners get this wrong: Sign J10 warns of a dangerous crossroads.
Correct answer: False
J10 = level crossing WITH barriers. Dangerous crossroads is J8.
Why learners get this wrong: Sign J10 warns of a dangerous crossroads.
Correct answer: J22 = pedestrian crossing. Cyclists and moped riders is J24.
Why learners get this wrong: Sign J10 warns of a dangerous crossroads.
No. J10 = level crossing WITH barriers. Dangerous crossroads is J8.
No. J16 = roadworks. Level crossing with barriers is J10.
No. J22 = pedestrian crossing. Cyclists and moped riders is J24.
No. J-signs are warning signs, not order/prohibition signs; J8 only warns, it does not regulate priority — that follows from B-signs, shark's teeth, or the main rule
No. A warning sign imposes no fixed speed; you must adjust your speed yourself so that you can stop within the distance you can see