Sign L6: Lane fork (splitting of lanes)
Legal meaning
Fork.
Shape and colour
Blue rectangular sign with a white line that forks: fork in the road.
Where the sign stands
Just before the fork, on the right or above the carriageway.
What the exam asks about this sign
The question is what this sign shows: the road forks into two directions; you choose the right side in time. The sign gives no priority or order; you make the choice according to your destination. Trap: candidates confuse it with an order sign (D7) or with a direction sign.
Often confused with
- Mandatory: pick one shown direction; pass obstacle left or right.
D7— Round blue order: left or right, straight on forbidden. - Get in lane; indication of the lanes to follow
L4— Get in lane: more than one lane per direction. - Advance direction sign within the built-up area pre-announcing directions
K10— Advance direction sign with destinations.