End of recommended speed
Speed
Written by Chris Prosman Reviewed by Dirk van Zuijlen
Updated
- Sign code
- A5
- Category
- Speed
- Traffic signs
- End of recommended speed.
A5 marks the end of a recommended speed. The previous advice for a bend or difficult road section ends here. It does not remove a compulsory maximum speed, which must be established separately from the remaining signs and traffic rules.
What to do at this sign
Check whether visibility and conditions actually improve as you pass. A recommendation relates to a particular situation, but rain, ice, traffic or restricted visibility may still require a lower speed after A5. The sign is not an instruction to accelerate immediately.
Example on the road
A bend has a recommended speed of 50 km/h. After the bend, A5 appears while the road has a 60 limit. The recommendation ends; the 60 maximum remains applicable. A repeated 60 sign is not necessary for you to continue observing it.
Other conditions to check
A panel accompanying a recommendation may explain the circumstances for which it is intended. Consider the recommendation, the legal maximum and current conditions separately. The number of the previous recommendation does not tell you the new permitted speed.
How to recognise the sign
Read the image, arrows and any text on sign A5; they distinguish this version within the speed category.
Difference from A2 — End of maximum speed
A5 ends a recommendation. A2 ends a local maximum. Their crossed-out appearance does not make the functions identical.
A2 — End of maximum speedLegal basis
Frequently asked questions
- Does A5 specify a new maximum speed?
- No. Your permitted speed follows from other signs and the rules for the road and vehicle.
- Must I accelerate after A5?
- No. Adapt your speed to the actual conditions.
Explained in the course
Practise this sign for your theory exam
End of recommended speed belongs to the Speed category. In the CBR theory exam a traffic sign is almost never asked on its own: you are shown a situation and have to know what you may or must do in it. In the free sign trainer you practise the signs by category, with the explanation shown right after every answer.
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