Stopping & Parking Distance Rules (5m / 12m)
Exact Distance Rules for Stopping & Parking
1. Intersections (Kruispunten)
- Under Article 23(1)(a) RVV 1990, you may neither stop nor park on an intersection or within 5 metres of an intersection.
2. Pedestrian Zebra Crossings (VOP)
- You may neither stop nor park on a pedestrian crossing, or within 5 metres before it. (Stopping blocks pedestrians from viewing approaching cars).
3. Bus Stops (Bushaltes)
- You may not park within 12 metres of a bus stop sign (unless official parking bays are marked).
- Can you stop momentarily? YES. You may stop briefly for immediate boarding or alighting of passengers, provided you do not obstruct an approaching bus.
Curb Line Color Markings:
- Solid Yellow Line (Gele doorgetrokken streep): All stopping and parking is forbidden.
- Dashed Yellow Line (Gele onderbroken streep): Parking is forbidden, but immediate passenger boarding and active loading/unloading is permitted.
- Blue Line: Parking allowed only with a parking disc (parkeerschijf).
Essential Statutory Rules (RVV 1990)
- 5-meter rule: stopping and parking is prohibited within 5 metres of an intersection.
- 5-meter rule: stopping and parking is prohibited within 5 metres before a pedestrian zebra crossing.
- 12-meter rule: parking is prohibited within 12 metres of a bus stop sign (unless marked bays exist).
- Solid yellow curb line: stopping and parking strictly prohibited.
- Dashed yellow curb line: parking prohibited, but momentary passenger boarding and goods loading is allowed.
Can you stop at a bus stop to immediately let a passenger alight? YES, as long as you do not obstruct a bus. But parking is forbidden within 12 meters!
Check Your Understanding (4Questions)
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Within how many meters of a bus stop sign (bushaltebord) is parking prohibited when no designated parking bays are marked? Enter the distance in meters.
Vehicle combinations (such as a car towing a caravan) longer than how many meters are prohibited from using the 3rd and 4th left lanes on a motorway? Enter the length in meters.
What is the legal meaning of a solid yellow line painted along a roadside curb?
What is the legal meaning of a broken (dashed) yellow line painted along a roadside curb?