Lesson 14 of 59 · Dutch traffic rules

Changing lanes Van rijstrook wisselen

De regel · The rule

Changing lanes is a special manoeuvre: traffic already in the lane you move into goes first.

RVV 1990 art. 54, 55
Lane board: bus, left, straight and right
Lane board: bus, left, straight and right

Why this rule exists

The car beside or behind you cannot know what you plan. Signal, look, and only move into a real gap.

Test yourself

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

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