Motorway And Autoweg Flashcards
(29 cards)
What letter designates a motorway?
The letter A followed by a number
What marks the start of a motorway?
A sign G1
What is the max speed on the motorway?
*Note in 2020 it changed to 100km/h during the day
130 km/h unless otherwise stated
Who is allowed on the motorway and what is the min. Speed?
Only for motor vehicles, with a minimum speed of 60km/h
What separates an Autoweg with a Motorway?
The Lower speed limit of the autoweg
What letter and number indicates the start of the autoweg?
A sign G3
Autoweg speed limit outside built up areas
100 km/h unless otherwise stated
Autoweg speed limit within built up areas
50km/h unless otherwise stated
What is prohibited on motorways and Autoweg?
Stopping
Reversing
U turns
Drivers with a trailer, whose combination is greater than 7 metres long, must use which lanes on the autoweg and motorway?
Only the 2 lanes closest to the right. They can use the far left lane only if they need to get to their destination where the road is splitting
Are car parks, petrol stations and bus stops part along the motorway and autoweg a part of the motorway and autoweg?
No, so the rules of the motorway and autoweg do not apply here
A road can can consist of the following:
Main carriageway
1. _______
Lane
2. _______
hard shoulder
Deceleration lane
- Carriageway
- verge
What is a carriageway?
Any part of the road intended to be used by road vehicles, excluding footpaths, cycle paths and moped paths
What is a main carriageway?
It is the carriageway but without the acceleration or deceleration lanes
What is a lane?
A section of the carriageway
*You have to switch lanes lane by lane, you cannot cross multiple lanes in one go
What is a hard shoulder?
A section of the motorway or autoweg used only as a rush hour lane or for emergencies
What is an Emergency lay-by?
Emergency refuge areas, only intended for emergency use
How often will you come across an Emergency lay by on the autoweg and motorways
Every 500-1000m along the rush hour lane
When can you enter a rush hour lane?
Only when the matrix sign shows a green arrow
When the matrix sign shows a green arrow over the rush hour lane, do you have to use it and what happens to the speed limit?
You must consider the rush hour lane as the most right lane, so you must use it
The speed limit generally lowers to 100 or 80 km/h
What is a plus lane?
An already existing lane that can be opened for when it gets busy. It is narrower than a traditional lane.
It is opened so that the rush hour lane doesn’t have to be used.
Plus lanes have longer broken lines than traditional lanes
What is an acceleration lane for?
Traffic to join the carriageway.
Do not obstruct the entry points of the merging traffic.
When joining the carriageway, speed up to the same speed of the traffic already on the carriageway
When does the first deceleration / exit sign occur?
1.2km before
Then 600m
Then 300m
What is a deceleration / exit lane for?
Exiting the carriageway. Once already in the exit lane, you cannot rejoin the carriageway.
