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In the Netherlands, does the green stripe in the middle of a road always allow to drive 100 km/h
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In the Netherlands, there are roads with a green stripe in the middle. Here an example from Google Street View:
Both times I was driving on such a road there was an autoweg (expressway) sign at the beginning of that section allowing to drive at 100 km/h.
Does this green stripe always mark a autoweg, e.g. can I be sure that if there is a green stripe, then it is allowed to drive 100 km/h?
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In the Netherlands, there are roads with a green stripe in the middle. Here an example from Google Street View:
Both times I was driving on such a road there was an autoweg (expressway) sign at the beginning of that section allowing to drive at 100 km/h.
Does this green stripe always mark a autoweg, e.g. can I be sure that if there is a green stripe, then it is allowed to drive 100 km/h?
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In the Netherlands, there are roads with a green stripe in the middle. Here an example from Google Street View:
Both times I was driving on such a road there was an autoweg (expressway) sign at the beginning of that section allowing to drive at 100 km/h.
Does this green stripe always mark a autoweg, e.g. can I be sure that if there is a green stripe, then it is allowed to drive 100 km/h?
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In the Netherlands, there are roads with a green stripe in the middle. Here an example from Google Street View:
Both times I was driving on such a road there was an autoweg (expressway) sign at the beginning of that section allowing to drive at 100 km/h.
Does this green stripe always mark a autoweg, e.g. can I be sure that if there is a green stripe, then it is allowed to drive 100 km/h?
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Apparently, normally yes, if there is also a continuous line on the outsides of the roadway.
The green area is called a Optische middenberm, which means optical central verge. When I learned driving I was taught it had no other function, but that appears to be untrue (either I remember wrongly, or I was misinformed, or it has changed). According to Rijkswaterstaat, which is the official road authority in The Netherlands:
De groene kleur tussen twee doorgetrokken strepen geeft aan welke snelheid er gereden mag worden. Bij een dubbele doorgetrokken streep met een groen vlak ertussen, is de maximumsnelheid 100 kilometer per uur, mits anders aangegeven.
Which means:
The green colour between two continuous lines indicates what speed is permitted. In case there is a double continuous line with a green area in between, the maximum speed is 100 kilometres per hour, if otherwise indicated.
I strongly suspect that their use of mits (meaning if) is a mistake, and should be tenzij (meaning unless).
It goes on to note:
Op wegen waar 100 gereden mag worden is de lijn aan de buitenkant van de rijbaan doorgetrokken, op wegen waar maximaal 80 gereden mag worden is de buitenste lijn onderbroken.
which means:
On roads where driving 100 [km/h] is permitted, the line at the outside of the roadway is continuous, on roads where the speed limit is 80 km/h the outer line is interrupted.
So: yes, the green area between two continuous white lines does mean the speed limit is 100 km/h, if there are also continuous lines on the outside. This applies if nothing else is indicated, any locally posted speed limit (permanent or temporary) is still binding (naturally).
Note that it is called a autoweg and not a snelweg. A snelweg is a motorway/freeway with at least two lanes in each direction, fully segregated roadways, speed limits up to 120 km/h or recently 130 km/h, no at-grade intersections, and some other limitations not applying to autoweg.
(NB: I deleted my previous, incorrect answer to this question)
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I presume the same applies if the center lines are interrupted (as f.e. on N361), right? Good to know about the outside line!
– Neusser
1 hour ago
@Neusser Are you referring to a double interrupted line with a solid or interrupted green area in-between? I don't remember ever seeing this (but I have not driven much in The Netherlands, certainly not recently), I don't know if the same applies, the linked page does not mention this scenario. Those autoweg roads are more common in rural areas compared to the Randstad where I'm from, where most roads are snelweg (motorway) or dual carriageway autoweg.
– gerrit
1 hour ago
Yes, double interrupted white line with a solid green area like here.
– Neusser
1 hour ago
@Neusser I suppose your interpretation is correct, but I don't know and I haven't seen it before.
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Apparently, normally yes, if there is also a continuous line on the outsides of the roadway.
The green area is called a Optische middenberm, which means optical central verge. When I learned driving I was taught it had no other function, but that appears to be untrue (either I remember wrongly, or I was misinformed, or it has changed). According to Rijkswaterstaat, which is the official road authority in The Netherlands:
De groene kleur tussen twee doorgetrokken strepen geeft aan welke snelheid er gereden mag worden. Bij een dubbele doorgetrokken streep met een groen vlak ertussen, is de maximumsnelheid 100 kilometer per uur, mits anders aangegeven.
Which means:
The green colour between two continuous lines indicates what speed is permitted. In case there is a double continuous line with a green area in between, the maximum speed is 100 kilometres per hour, if otherwise indicated.
I strongly suspect that their use of mits (meaning if) is a mistake, and should be tenzij (meaning unless).
It goes on to note:
Op wegen waar 100 gereden mag worden is de lijn aan de buitenkant van de rijbaan doorgetrokken, op wegen waar maximaal 80 gereden mag worden is de buitenste lijn onderbroken.
which means:
On roads where driving 100 [km/h] is permitted, the line at the outside of the roadway is continuous, on roads where the speed limit is 80 km/h the outer line is interrupted.
So: yes, the green area between two continuous white lines does mean the speed limit is 100 km/h, if there are also continuous lines on the outside. This applies if nothing else is indicated, any locally posted speed limit (permanent or temporary) is still binding (naturally).
Note that it is called a autoweg and not a snelweg. A snelweg is a motorway/freeway with at least two lanes in each direction, fully segregated roadways, speed limits up to 120 km/h or recently 130 km/h, no at-grade intersections, and some other limitations not applying to autoweg.
(NB: I deleted my previous, incorrect answer to this question)
answered 1 hour ago
gerrit
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I presume the same applies if the center lines are interrupted (as f.e. on N361), right? Good to know about the outside line!
– Neusser
1 hour ago
@Neusser Are you referring to a double interrupted line with a solid or interrupted green area in-between? I don't remember ever seeing this (but I have not driven much in The Netherlands, certainly not recently), I don't know if the same applies, the linked page does not mention this scenario. Those autoweg roads are more common in rural areas compared to the Randstad where I'm from, where most roads are snelweg (motorway) or dual carriageway autoweg.
– gerrit
1 hour ago
Yes, double interrupted white line with a solid green area like here.
– Neusser
1 hour ago
@Neusser I suppose your interpretation is correct, but I don't know and I haven't seen it before.
– gerrit
28 mins ago
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Apparently, normally yes, if there is also a continuous line on the outsides of the roadway.
The green area is called a Optische middenberm, which means optical central verge. When I learned driving I was taught it had no other function, but that appears to be untrue (either I remember wrongly, or I was misinformed, or it has changed). According to Rijkswaterstaat, which is the official road authority in The Netherlands:
De groene kleur tussen twee doorgetrokken strepen geeft aan welke snelheid er gereden mag worden. Bij een dubbele doorgetrokken streep met een groen vlak ertussen, is de maximumsnelheid 100 kilometer per uur, mits anders aangegeven.
Which means:
The green colour between two continuous lines indicates what speed is permitted. In case there is a double continuous line with a green area in between, the maximum speed is 100 kilometres per hour, if otherwise indicated.
I strongly suspect that their use of mits (meaning if) is a mistake, and should be tenzij (meaning unless).
It goes on to note:
Op wegen waar 100 gereden mag worden is de lijn aan de buitenkant van de rijbaan doorgetrokken, op wegen waar maximaal 80 gereden mag worden is de buitenste lijn onderbroken.
which means:
On roads where driving 100 [km/h] is permitted, the line at the outside of the roadway is continuous, on roads where the speed limit is 80 km/h the outer line is interrupted.
So: yes, the green area between two continuous white lines does mean the speed limit is 100 km/h, if there are also continuous lines on the outside. This applies if nothing else is indicated, any locally posted speed limit (permanent or temporary) is still binding (naturally).
Note that it is called a autoweg and not a snelweg. A snelweg is a motorway/freeway with at least two lanes in each direction, fully segregated roadways, speed limits up to 120 km/h or recently 130 km/h, no at-grade intersections, and some other limitations not applying to autoweg.
(NB: I deleted my previous, incorrect answer to this question)
answered 1 hour ago
gerrit
25.3k981200
I presume the same applies if the center lines are interrupted (as f.e. on N361), right? Good to know about the outside line!
– Neusser
1 hour ago
@Neusser Are you referring to a double interrupted line with a solid or interrupted green area in-between? I don't remember ever seeing this (but I have not driven much in The Netherlands, certainly not recently), I don't know if the same applies, the linked page does not mention this scenario. Those autoweg roads are more common in rural areas compared to the Randstad where I'm from, where most roads are snelweg (motorway) or dual carriageway autoweg.
– gerrit
1 hour ago
Yes, double interrupted white line with a solid green area like here.
– Neusser
1 hour ago
@Neusser I suppose your interpretation is correct, but I don't know and I haven't seen it before.
– gerrit
28 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
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up vote
4
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Apparently, normally yes, if there is also a continuous line on the outsides of the roadway.
The green area is called a Optische middenberm, which means optical central verge. When I learned driving I was taught it had no other function, but that appears to be untrue (either I remember wrongly, or I was misinformed, or it has changed). According to Rijkswaterstaat, which is the official road authority in The Netherlands:
De groene kleur tussen twee doorgetrokken strepen geeft aan welke snelheid er gereden mag worden. Bij een dubbele doorgetrokken streep met een groen vlak ertussen, is de maximumsnelheid 100 kilometer per uur, mits anders aangegeven.
Which means:
The green colour between two continuous lines indicates what speed is permitted. In case there is a double continuous line with a green area in between, the maximum speed is 100 kilometres per hour, if otherwise indicated.
I strongly suspect that their use of mits (meaning if) is a mistake, and should be tenzij (meaning unless).
It goes on to note:
Op wegen waar 100 gereden mag worden is de lijn aan de buitenkant van de rijbaan doorgetrokken, op wegen waar maximaal 80 gereden mag worden is de buitenste lijn onderbroken.
which means:
On roads where driving 100 [km/h] is permitted, the line at the outside of the roadway is continuous, on roads where the speed limit is 80 km/h the outer line is interrupted.
So: yes, the green area between two continuous white lines does mean the speed limit is 100 km/h, if there are also continuous lines on the outside. This applies if nothing else is indicated, any locally posted speed limit (permanent or temporary) is still binding (naturally).
Note that it is called a autoweg and not a snelweg. A snelweg is a motorway/freeway with at least two lanes in each direction, fully segregated roadways, speed limits up to 120 km/h or recently 130 km/h, no at-grade intersections, and some other limitations not applying to autoweg.
(NB: I deleted my previous, incorrect answer to this question)
answered 1 hour ago
gerrit
25.3k981200
Apparently, normally yes, if there is also a continuous line on the outsides of the roadway.
The green area is called a Optische middenberm, which means optical central verge. When I learned driving I was taught it had no other function, but that appears to be untrue (either I remember wrongly, or I was misinformed, or it has changed). According to Rijkswaterstaat, which is the official road authority in The Netherlands:
De groene kleur tussen twee doorgetrokken strepen geeft aan welke snelheid er gereden mag worden. Bij een dubbele doorgetrokken streep met een groen vlak ertussen, is de maximumsnelheid 100 kilometer per uur, mits anders aangegeven.
Which means:
The green colour between two continuous lines indicates what speed is permitted. In case there is a double continuous line with a green area in between, the maximum speed is 100 kilometres per hour, if otherwise indicated.
I strongly suspect that their use of mits (meaning if) is a mistake, and should be tenzij (meaning unless).
It goes on to note:
Op wegen waar 100 gereden mag worden is de lijn aan de buitenkant van de rijbaan doorgetrokken, op wegen waar maximaal 80 gereden mag worden is de buitenste lijn onderbroken.
which means:
On roads where driving 100 [km/h] is permitted, the line at the outside of the roadway is continuous, on roads where the speed limit is 80 km/h the outer line is interrupted.
So: yes, the green area between two continuous white lines does mean the speed limit is 100 km/h, if there are also continuous lines on the outside. This applies if nothing else is indicated, any locally posted speed limit (permanent or temporary) is still binding (naturally).
Note that it is called a autoweg and not a snelweg. A snelweg is a motorway/freeway with at least two lanes in each direction, fully segregated roadways, speed limits up to 120 km/h or recently 130 km/h, no at-grade intersections, and some other limitations not applying to autoweg.
(NB: I deleted my previous, incorrect answer to this question)
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I presume the same applies if the center lines are interrupted (as f.e. on N361), right? Good to know about the outside line!
– Neusser
1 hour ago
@Neusser Are you referring to a double interrupted line with a solid or interrupted green area in-between? I don't remember ever seeing this (but I have not driven much in The Netherlands, certainly not recently), I don't know if the same applies, the linked page does not mention this scenario. Those autoweg roads are more common in rural areas compared to the Randstad where I'm from, where most roads are snelweg (motorway) or dual carriageway autoweg.
– gerrit
1 hour ago
Yes, double interrupted white line with a solid green area like here.
– Neusser
1 hour ago
@Neusser I suppose your interpretation is correct, but I don't know and I haven't seen it before.
– gerrit
28 mins ago
add a comment |Â
I presume the same applies if the center lines are interrupted (as f.e. on N361), right? Good to know about the outside line!
– Neusser
1 hour ago
@Neusser Are you referring to a double interrupted line with a solid or interrupted green area in-between? I don't remember ever seeing this (but I have not driven much in The Netherlands, certainly not recently), I don't know if the same applies, the linked page does not mention this scenario. Those autoweg roads are more common in rural areas compared to the Randstad where I'm from, where most roads are snelweg (motorway) or dual carriageway autoweg.
– gerrit
1 hour ago
Yes, double interrupted white line with a solid green area like here.
– Neusser
1 hour ago
@Neusser I suppose your interpretation is correct, but I don't know and I haven't seen it before.
– gerrit
28 mins ago
I presume the same applies if the center lines are interrupted (as f.e. on N361), right? Good to know about the outside line!
– Neusser
1 hour ago
I presume the same applies if the center lines are interrupted (as f.e. on N361), right? Good to know about the outside line!
– Neusser
1 hour ago
@Neusser Are you referring to a double interrupted line with a solid or interrupted green area in-between? I don't remember ever seeing this (but I have not driven much in The Netherlands, certainly not recently), I don't know if the same applies, the linked page does not mention this scenario. Those autoweg roads are more common in rural areas compared to the Randstad where I'm from, where most roads are snelweg (motorway) or dual carriageway autoweg.
– gerrit
1 hour ago
@Neusser Are you referring to a double interrupted line with a solid or interrupted green area in-between? I don't remember ever seeing this (but I have not driven much in The Netherlands, certainly not recently), I don't know if the same applies, the linked page does not mention this scenario. Those autoweg roads are more common in rural areas compared to the Randstad where I'm from, where most roads are snelweg (motorway) or dual carriageway autoweg.
– gerrit
1 hour ago
Yes, double interrupted white line with a solid green area like here.
– Neusser
1 hour ago
Yes, double interrupted white line with a solid green area like here.
– Neusser
1 hour ago
@Neusser I suppose your interpretation is correct, but I don't know and I haven't seen it before.
– gerrit
28 mins ago
@Neusser I suppose your interpretation is correct, but I don't know and I haven't seen it before.
– gerrit
28 mins ago
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