Road markings at a glance
Here you learn what lines and areas on the road mean and where you may or may not cross. Each part has its own page.
- Broken line: you may cross it to overtake, change lanes or turn, if it is safe. Long lines with short gaps are a warning line.
- Broken yellow line: along the kerb it means: no parking. At a solid yellow line you may not stop either. On the carriageway, yellow is temporary and comes before white.
- Carriageway, lane and road: a lane is one strip for one row of cars, the carriageway the part of the road where vehicles drive. On every road you keep as far right as possible.
- Solid line: you may not cross it, not to overtake, change lanes or turn. If you do, it costs € 190 to € 320.
- Hatched road markings and zigzag lines: never drive, stop or park on hatched markings (verdrijvingsvlak) or a gore area (puntstuk). A zigzag line is only a warning: slow down and pay close attention.
- Green line on the road: you may usually drive 100 km/h here, often on an autoweg. A sign with a different speed comes first. The white lines tell you whether you may overtake.
- Purple line on the road: on some roads outside built-up areas in the province of Utrecht the limit is 60 km/h. The signs set the 60; purple is not a traffic rule.
Overtaking across a solid line, and the fine, is covered under overtaking across a solid line. The short blocks on the motorway are explained under block markings.
