Lesson 15 of 59 · Dutch traffic rules

Lane ends: merge in turn Ritsen

De regel · The rule

Your lane ends: the lane change is yours, so traffic in the other lane goes first. In a slow queue, merge in turn near the end (ritsen).

RVV 1990 art. 54 · advice
J16: Roadworks
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Lane ends
Lane ends

Why this rule exists

Two short queues that zip together at the narrowing move better than one long queue that merges early.

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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