Chapter 4

Question 1

Oncoming traffic and keeping right

Answer 1

Keep as right as possible and safely as possible

• Move to right on narrow road with oncoming traffic
  
  • If oncoming can’t swerve, you do so and move as far over as possible

-If swerve on verge, be sure you can drive on it

Question 2

Narrowing roads and oncoming traffic

Answer 2

Traffic signs F5-F6 will indicate who has the right of way

• White or black arrow means oncoming vehicles must stop
• Move over when approaching pedestrians
• Lorries and buses go first if there is no sign

Question 3

Obstacles and oncoming traffic

Answer 3

you let oncoming traffic go first if there is an obstacle in front of you, unless both can pass

Question 4

One way road

Answer 4

• One direction
• Do not generally apply to cyclists/moped drivers
• May not reverse in one way streets (unless parking)
• May not turn around

Question 5

Mopeds on roadways

Answer 5

If see signs with G11 or G12b on paths, you know mopeds will be on roadways

-Stay behind if not safe to overtake mopeds

Question 6

Risks of mopeds/cyclists on road

Answer 6

• sometimes will drive side by side on road
• cyclists do not always pay attention to rules of the road
• mopeds are not allowed to overtake you on the right, but they often do

Question 7

Those allowed on bicycle lanes

Answer 7

-cyclists, motor assisted bicycles

Question 8

Bicycle lane with solid line

Answer 8

Drivers may not drive into lane, or to use as a right turn lane

Question 9

Bicycle lane with broken line

Answer 9

Drivers may use the lane as right-turn lane if improves the flow of traffic and doesn’t impede on people in cyclist lane

Question 10

Dual carriageways is…

Answer 10

A road divided into 2 carriageways by central reserve, row of tree etc..

• Signs will tell you where you must travel and some times will tell you where you can’t go.
• If no signs, keep right

Question 11

If dual carriageway road has 3 or more lanes

Answer 11

vehicles without engines, cyclists and riders of motor assisted bicycles and motor vehicles that don’t go faster than 25 km/h use the further right lane

usually this is a service road and is used by slow traffic - they aren’t allowed to use center lane - indicated by signs C8 or C9

-Other traffic can go on both right and center lanes, if can access a service road from two directions, will see C5 sign (two arrows going different ways)

Question 12

Driving on a single carriageway road

Answer 12

Move as far to the right as possible especially when there is oncoming traffic
-May lose control if go on verge, so be careful if overtaking

Question 13

Risks on single carriageway roads

Answer 13

• Blocking trees of side roads
• trees blocking bends
• little chance to move out of way
• you have little time to see ppl coming onto the road
• If trees make tunnel - adjust speed and use dipped headlights
• Wet leaves increase chance of skidding
• in winter, roads will remain wet for longer because of shade

Question 14

If sunny on single carriageway with trees

Answer 14

• Drivers have difficulty seeing because of flashing light
• harder to estimate distances
• it is more difficult for others to see you

Question 15

In rural areas on single carriageway pay attention to

Answer 15

• bus agricultural traffic
• dirty roads
• cyclists
• horse riders

Question 16

Bends - General

Answer 16

-signs generally indicate sharp bends

Question 17

Judge the bend

Answer 17

• Select gear for bend in time and adjust speed
• anticipate bend and width of roadway
• lines on road help with this anticipation
• be sure to look for oncoming traffic and those in front and behind you who may be driving slower
• Control speed and taking into account limitations of car

Question 18

Spiral bend

Answer 18

Adjust speed and gear and keep right and you can judge sharpness of bend and whether you can safely overtake traffic ahead of you

-some bends are difficult because of spiral effect. Increasing turn and getting spiral effect may be reduced if adjust speed in time and select right gear

Question 19

Dike roads: Unpleasant features

Answer 19

• winding and more complex than predicted to be
• rising entries and exits
• no or poor road lining
• poor on contaminated road surface
• narrow lanes
• slanting verges
• special banking

Question 20

Traffic restrictions on dike roads

Answer 20

restricts drivers from:

• overtaking other vehicles easily
• often those coming up and onto road have restricted view
• predicting way/direction
• escape option (low)

Question 21

Driving in mountains

Answer 21

• Avoid too high a gear
• Try to stay in same gear going down as up (brake little)
• Anticipate course
• adjust speed when descending
• be aware of road condition
• ascending has precedence over descending
• overtake with great caution
• weather conditions - rain causes lots of water and mud
• fog will make visibility hard and might force you to stop/slow down

Question 22

Trunk road driving

Answer 22

• consists of single carriageway and oncoming traffic (but also have separate laned trunk roads)
• Indicated by signs saying ‘AUTOWEG’

Question 23

Difference between trunk road from motorway

Answer 23

Trunk roads:

1. oncoming traffic on same road
2. level-road junctions
3. generally has short acceleration lanes and no hard shoulder
4. May only be allowed to travel on if in motor vehicles that are able to drive at least 50km/h (agricultural vehicles and microcars are not allowed)

Max speed is 100km/h

Question 24

Motorways

Answer 24

• Always have separate carriageways
• hard shoulders
• division of two or more lanes
• specially signposted motorways
• If more than 3 lanes often have hard shoulder on left of carriageway

May only be used by vehicles that are able and allowed to travel at least 60km/h

Question 25

Max speed limit of motorways

Answer 25

- 130km/h for cars and motorcycles | - Motorways indicated by G1

Question 26

Lower max speed limit

Answer 26

- Often is indicated by road signs - Will have hectometer signs indicating it - 3 or more laned motorways will have signs indicating limit on left of road

Question 27

Prohibitions on trunk and motorways

Answer 27

- reverse - u-turn - stop on carriageway - drive, walk or stop vehicles (unless emergency) on hard shoulder or emerg parking area in verge - pedestrians may not use hard shoulder, emergency parking area or the verge except in emergency - for lorries and vehicles with trailers with length of 7 meters to use 3rd and subsequent lanes

Question 28

Which lane to use...

Answer 28

When available, use right hand lane as much as possible -May only use center lane if traffic that you may overtake is in right lane, or if intend to go in left lane - bad habit to stay in center - do not needlessly drive on left side either - Allow merging traffic in or more over

Question 29

Using rush hour lane

Answer 29

- When motorways are busy, this lane often opens - Originally hard shoulders that are converted to be used as a lane - Matrix indicates if it can/can't be used (sometimes regulated by signs)

Question 30

Road works

Answer 30

- often indicated 2 km ahead - reduce speed in time (don't overtake in last km and allow others to join lane safely) - Be prepared for sudden braking, closeby road workers, suddenly crossing workers, congestion and construction traffic

Question 31

Temporary lines

Answer 31

- yellow - usually narrower roads than white lines - drive with your left wheel close to or on the line to avoid going off the road - lack of hard shoulder makes it slightly more dangerous

Question 32

Informative signs examples

Answer 32

informative signs, advance direction signs, lane changing signs, diversion signs and direction signs

Question 33

When reading direction signs

Answer 33

May lead to dangerous situations as you're paying attention to traffic and signs Better to write down in advance the #s of motorways you need to travel on

Question 34

Motorway branching

Answer 34

Indicated by green and white sign | -Roads on left and right are motorways

Question 35

Map reading

Answer 35

Before leave and parked

Question 36

Right-turn and left turn lanes on road surface

Answer 36

Lanes are usually indicated on road and on motorways, information signs are shown with arrows over the road

Question 37

Schematic Junctions

Answer 37

-advances direction signs to say what approaching & where to go to follow certain direction (roundabouts are indicated in this way)

Question 38

Kinds of roads

Answer 38

3 kinds: - N-roads - A-roads - E-roads

Question 39

N-Roads

Answer 39

Arterial roads that are non-motorways | -# on yellow background

Question 40

A-Roads

Answer 40

Motorways in Netherlands - # on red background - A-roads are often also E-roads

Question 41

E-roads

Answer 41

Usually european motorways - trunk roads and other through roads may also be E-roads - Agreed on internationally - # on green background