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33. Chevron
A chevron is a V-shaped or arrow-shaped road marker used to show a sharp change in the direction of a road. Chevron boards are normally placed along the outside of a curve so that their points indicate the direction in which the road continues.
Chevrons improve the visibility and alignment of a curve, especially in darkness or poor weather. They do not normally impose a speed limit or determine priority, so drivers must reduce speed before the curve and follow all other signs and road markings.
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What is a chevron board in Belgium?
A chevron board is an alignment panel with one or more arrow-shaped chevrons. Boards placed along a bend help drivers see the direction of the road and follow its alignment. They are distinct from mandatory-direction signs and do not themselves set a numerical speed limit.
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What is the difference between a dangerous-curve warning sign and chevron boards in Belgium?
A dangerous-curve warning sign warns drivers before the curve. Chevron boards are placed in or around the curve to show its alignment and guide drivers while they negotiate it.
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Do Belgian chevrons impose a speed limit?
No. They guide drivers through the curve. Only an applicable C43 sign, speed zone or general road rule establishes the legal maximum speed.
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Start of a speed limit.
English • Traffic sign C43 • Travelling faster than the indicated speed is prohibited from the sign up to and including the next junction, or until any C43 sign, with or without zonal validity, or a sign marking the beginning or end of a built-up area, residential area (zone résidentielle or zone de rencontre), or pedestrian zone.
Français • Signal routier C43 • A partir du signal jusqu'au prochain carrefour inclus, ou jusqu’à chaque signal C43 avec ou sans validité zonale, ou jusqu’au signal indiquant le début ou la fin d’une agglomération, d’une zone résidentielle, d’une zone de rencontre ou d’une zone piétonne, interdiction de circuler à une vitesse supérieure à celle qui est indiquée.
Nederlands • Verkeersbord C43 • Vanaf het verkeersbord tot en met het volgend kruispunt, of tot elk verkeersbord C43 met of zonder zonale geldigheid, of tot het verkeersbord dat het begin of het einde van een bebouwde kom, van een woonerf of erf, of van een voetgangerszone aanduidt, verbod te rijden met een grotere snelheid dan deze die is aangeduid.
Do chevrons give you priority?
No. They do not change priority at an intersection or against oncoming traffic.
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How should motorcyclists follow Belgian chevrons?
Look through the curve, select a suitable speed beforehand and maintain a stable line. Both the rider and motorcycle must remain within the correct part of the carriageway.
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