Sign E2: No stopping on the side of the road where

Legal meaning

No stopping.

Source: RVV 1990 annex 1 · checked 2026-10-23

Shape and colour

Round blue sign with a red rim and a red cross: no stopping on this side of the road (stricter than E1).

Where the sign stands

At the start of the stretch where stopping is dangerous, for example the solid-line approach to a level crossing.

Supplementary plates with this sign

'Passenger car' sub-panel OB9 — Supplementary plate: the sign applies to passenger cars.
'Except heavy goods vehicle' sub-panel OB61 — Supplementary plate: except lorries.
Sub-panel: arrows point left and right, both sides apply. OB504 — Supplementary plate with arrows to the lower left and lower right: the sign applies on both sides, in both directions along the road.

What the exam asks about this sign

The core question: what may you not do at E2 that you may at E1? Stop to let a passenger out or to load and unload. At E2 you may only stop when traffic forces you (queue, traffic light). Trap: one diagonal bar is no parking, a cross is no stopping — candidates swap them.

Trap

Thinking E1 and E2 both ban all stopping.

E1 bans parking only (loading/unloading OK); E2 bans all stopping, even briefly.

Exam question on this sign

About Sign E1 and E2: parking ban or standing-still ban: which statement is WRONG?

With sign E1, you may also no longer stand still to load/unload or let a passenger in/out.
It is exactly the reverse. Sign E1 (one diagonal stripe) = parking ban: standing still for loading/unloading or getting in/out is still allowed. Sign E2 (two crossed stripes, a cross) = standing-still ban: that forbids EVERYTHING, including loading/unloading.
'these signs only apply to the side of the road where they stand'. The opposite side can have a completely different situation.
With E2 'you may not stand still afterwards (and therefore not park either)' — with no exception for loading/unloading.

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Correct answer: With sign E1, you may also no longer stand still to load/unload or let a passenger in/out.

The book states explicitly: 'You may still stand still to load/unload or to let a passenger get in/out.' E1 forbids only parking

Why learners get this wrong: Sign E1 forbids all standing still (including loading/unloading), and sign E2 only forbids parking but still allows standing still.

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Often confused with

No parking E1 — One bar: parking forbidden, a brief stop is allowed.
Stop F10 — Round red STOP sign: an order to stop, the reverse.
Parking facility; indicates a place where parking is allowed E4 — Here you may park.