Challenge
Almost every candidate answers '100' — because that is the figure they see most often on the matrix signs. The CBR exam designer knows this and hides the question precisely at a time or road type where 100 does NOT apply. The book does not give a standalone figure '100 on the motorway', but a clock rule: 130 is the standard, 100 only between 06:00 and 19:00.
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The model
Standard on the motorway: 130 km/u (Book p.119). Between 06:00 and 19:00 this is reduced to 100 km/u. Between 19:00 and 06:00 the standard 130 km/u applies again, unless traffic signs indicate a lower speed. On some ring roads near cities, however, a permanently lower maximum of 80 km/u applies, regardless of the day/night rule.
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Core
The motorway has one legal standard speed: 130 km/u (Book p.119). That standard, however, does not apply around the clock. During the day, between 06:00 and 19:00, the standard speed is reduced to 100 km/u — this is the time-bound reduction seen on most matrix signs during the day. In the evening and at night, between 19:00 and 06:00, the standard of 130 km/u applies again — unless a traffic sign locally indicates something lower (for example due to roadworks or a fixed lower maximum). A separate case, independent of the clock: on some ring roads near cities a permanently lower maximum of 80 km/u applies (Book p.119) — that figure does not change with the time of day, it is a fixed, location-bound reduction.
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Why it matters
Whoever still drives 100 at 19:15 in the evening while the standard has already switched back to 130 obstructs the traffic flow and surprises other traffic that has switched back. Whoever still drives 130 at 07:00 in the morning commits a hard speeding violation — with speed cameras that are active at exactly that time. And on the ring road with the fixed 80 sign, no excuse about 'it's night anyway' counts: nothing there changes with the clock.
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Source: RVV 1990 art. 21 · checked 2026-10-22
Frequently asked questions
‘On the motorway 100 km/u always applies, regardless of the time’ – is that true?
No. The standard is 130 km/u; 100 km/u only applies between 06:00 and 19:00. Outside that window 130 applies again
‘130 km/u is the exception, meant only for quiet night-time hours; 100 km/u is the real standard figure’ – is that true?
No. The text explicitly calls 130 km/u 'the standard maximum speed'; 100 km/u is the speed 'reduced' between 06:00 and 19:00
‘The daytime reduction to 100 km/u runs from 07:00 to 20:00’ – is that true?
No. The exact time window is 06:00 to 19:00, not 07:00-20:00
‘The permanent 80 km/u on some ring roads only applies during the day, just like the ordinary daytime reduction’ – is that true?
No. The ring-road exception of 80 km/u is a PERMANENT, location-bound maximum, independent of the clock; it does not change between day and night