In Noordwijk you stop 3 metres after a zebra crossing, just for a few seconds, to let your passenger get out. Is that allowed?
- Yes — the ban applies only before the zebra crossing; 3 metres after it is fine
- Yes — briefly stopping to let someone out is allowed, even at 3 metres
- ✓ No — 3 metres after the zebra crossing you may not stop either, not even briefly
Correct answer: No — 3 metres after the zebra crossing you may not stop either, not even briefly
Explanation
False — you apply the ban only on the side you approach from. The stopping ban applies on both sides: 5 metres before and 5 metres after the zebra crossing.
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you apply the ban only on the side you approach from. The stopping ban applies on both sides: 5 metres before and 5 metres after the zebra crossing.
- Wrong: you treat this spot as if only a parking ban applies. At a zebra crossing a stopping ban applies up to 5 metres before and after it, even for briefly getting in or out.
Topic: The zebra crossing: priority, overtaking ban and the 5-metre zone
Read the rule: Core: The zebra crossing: priority, overtaking ban and the 5-metre zone
Sections
- Challenge: The zebra crossing: priority, overtaking ban and the 5-metre zone
- The model: The zebra crossing: priority, overtaking ban and the 5-metre zone
- Core: The zebra crossing: priority, overtaking ban and the 5-metre zone
- Why it matters: The zebra crossing: priority, overtaking ban and the 5-metre zone
- Active recall: The zebra crossing: priority, overtaking ban and the 5-metre zone
- Teach back: The zebra crossing: priority, overtaking ban and the 5-metre zone
- Memory hook: The zebra crossing: priority, overtaking ban and the 5-metre zone