Choosing your lane
- Keep to the right as much as possible.
- Before a crossroads, choose the lane for your direction in time.
- On a lane with arrows on the road you must follow the direction that lane shows.
- A continuous line between lanes may not be crossed.
Changing lanes
Changing lanes is a special manoeuvre: you must let the traffic in the other lane go first. Check your mirrors and blind spot, indicate in time and only change when there is enough space.
Merging onto the motorway
- Use the acceleration lane to reach the speed of the traffic.
- Traffic on the main road has priority; you must find a safe gap.
- Do not stop on the acceleration lane unless it is really necessary.
Zip merging (ritsen)
When a lane ends, for example because of road works, keep driving in your lane until the point where it ends. There, drivers merge in turns, one from each lane, like a zip. This keeps traffic flowing and uses all the space. Formally the driver who changes lane must still let the other traffic go first, so merge calmly and cooperate.