Turning Traffic & Straight-Ahead Rules

Outside built-up areas, the bus driver must give way to through traffic. Article 56 only mandates giving way to departing buses inside built-up areas. Outside built-up areas, pulling away from a stop is a special manoeuvre under Article 54, requiring the bus driver to yield to all passing traffic (Articles 54 and 56, RVV 1990). Why other options are incorrect: • You must give the bus priority, exactly like inside the built-up area: This option violates Dutch priority regulations under the RVV 1990. • The bus driver has priority only if it is an articulated bus: This option violates Dutch priority regulations under the RVV 1990.

You must let this person cross safely. Drivers must give way at all times to blind or visually impaired persons carrying a white cane with one or more red rings, and to persons who are visibly disabled or having obvious difficulty moving, regardless of whether a zebra crossing exists (Article 49, paragraph 1, RVV 1990). Why other options are incorrect: • Continue driving because there is no pedestrian crossing marked: Pedestrians are traffic (verkeer) but not drivers (bestuurders). Right-hand priority at equal crossings applies strictly between drivers. • Sound your horn briefly to inform the pedestrian that you are approaching: Pedestrians are traffic (verkeer) but not drivers (bestuurders). Right-hand priority at equal crossings applies strictly between drivers.