Traffic rules and road signs (RVV 1990)
This domain tests how the Dutch Road Traffic Act 1990 (RVV 1990) applies to a bus driver: priority, signs, road markings, signals and the special position of buses. Expect scenario questions rather than simple sign-spotting.
Core rules
- At an uncontrolled junction of equal roads, traffic from the right has priority. Signs, traffic lights and road markings override this default.
- At a roundabout, yield to traffic already circulating where yield signs or shark teeth are present; do not assume every roundabout works the same.
- A bus leaving a stop inside the built-up area must be allowed to pull out by other drivers, provided the bus indicates and can move safely. Outside the built-up area this rule does not apply.
- Trams, priority vehicles with signals and blind pedestrians have special protection; do not block tram rails or crossings.
- General limits are 50 km/h built-up and 80 km/h outside, with lower signs or vehicle-category limits taking precedence; motorway limits vary by time and vehicle.
Worked example
A bus is at a stop inside the built-up area and signals to leave. A car approaches from behind. Because the stop is inside the built-up area and the bus is indicating, the car must let the bus go. If the same stop were outside the built-up area, the bus would wait for a safe gap. The location and the indicator are the two facts that decide the answer.
Traps
- Applying right-before-left where a yield sign or shark teeth exist.
- Giving the bus priority outside the built-up area.
- Forgetting that a tram or a vehicle with blue lights may take priority.
- Treating a give-way marking as a stop sign.