Sign E3: No bicycles or mopeds allowed on this side of road.

Legal meaning

Prohibition on parking bicycles and mopeds.

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

Shape and colour

Round blue sign with a red rim and a crossed-out bicycle: no parking of bicycles or mopeds.

Where the sign stands

On the wall, fence or a post at the spot where bicycles may not be placed; a plate with arrows gives the length of the stretch.

Supplementary plates with this sign

• 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 exam asks what this sign forbids: placing bicycles and mopeds, for example against a wall or fence. It says nothing about cars: a car may park here if no other sign forbids it. Trap: candidates think it is a closure for cyclists (C14); you may cycle here.

Often confused with

• Closed to bicycles and to disabled persons' vehicles without C14 — Closed to bicycles: you may not cycle there; at E3 you may cycle, not park the bike.
• No parking E1 — No parking for vehicles in general.
• Mandatory cycle path; cyclists must use this path G11 — Compulsory cycle path.