Lesson 57 of 59 · Dutch traffic rules

Breakdown on the motorway Pech onderweg

De regel · The rule

Breakdown on the motorway: hazard lights, onto the hard shoulder, everyone out behind the crash barrier.

RVV 1990 art. 43 · matrix signs
Breakdown on the hard shoulder
Breakdown on the hard shoulder

Why this rule exists

A stopped car in a motorway lane is hit within minutes. The barrier is your safety.

Test yourself

Kees' three questions on this rule, the “Wist je dat?” facts and his tip come with the drive, in Voorrah! Pro.