Sign G5: Start of a residential zone (woonerf)
Legal meaning
Residential zone (erf).
Shape and colour
Blue rectangular sign with a white house, a playing child and a car: start of a home zone (woonerf).
Where the sign stands
On every access road of the zone, right at the entrance, on the right; the end sign stands at every exit.
What the exam asks about this sign
The exam asks which rules apply in a home zone: walking pace (about 15 km/h), pedestrians may use the full width and play, parking only in marked bays, and when leaving the zone you give way to all traffic, pedestrians included. Trap: candidates pick 30 km/h; walking pace is much slower.
Often confused with
- End of the residential zone (woonerf)
G6— The same sign with a bar: end of home zone, then the exit rule. - Start of the built-up area
H1— Start of built-up area: 50 km/h, not walking pace. - Start of a parking-disc zone
E10— Also a zone sign, but about parking.