You are driving outside the built-up area on an expressway (sign G3). Before a bend you pass sign G4 (end of expressway); the road continues with a double broken centre line with green fill and there is no speed sign. What is the maximum speed now?
- ✓ 80 km/h: outside the built-up area, without an expressway or speed sign, the default of 80 applies.
- 100 km/h: the green centre line means a 100 km/h road, even after sign G4.
- 60 km/h: after the end of an expressway, the access-road limit applies until the next sign.
Correct answer: 80 km/h: outside the built-up area, without an expressway or speed sign, the default of 80 applies.
Explanation
False
Why learners get this wrong
- Green belongs to BOTH road types outside the built-up area: double BROKEN lines with green = 80 road (distributor road), double SOLID lines with green = expressway 100. After G4 the road is no longer an expressway: 80 km/h. Book p.117-118 (H9).
- G4 only lifts the expressway regime; what remains is the ordinary road outside the built-up area: 80 km/h, unless a sign (A1-60 or a 60 zone) says otherwise. You recognise a 60 road by the absence of a centre line. Book p.117-118 (H9).
Topic: Maximum speeds per road type: the five-rung ladder
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