End of restrictionNetherlands

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Traffic signs

Traffic rules

Netherlands

1. End of restriction

End of restriction means the end of one or more local traffic restrictions that applied to vehicles on the preceding section of road. It may be indicated by a specific end-of-restriction sign, by the crossed-out version of an earlier restriction sign or by another sign that establishes a new rule.

After a de-restriction sign, drivers must follow the normal traffic rules and any new restrictions that apply. It does not mean that there are no speed limits or traffic rules beyond the sign.

What does de-restriction mean?

De-restriction means that a previously imposed local traffic restriction has ended.

🔗 wetten.overheid.nl • Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, Article 12 and Annex 1, section C II.8, end of prohibitions/restrictions; sign-system reference

How is the end of a restriction indicated?

Depending on the country, it may be indicated by an end-of-restriction sign, a crossed-out restriction sign or another sign introducing a new rule.

🔗 wetten.overheid.nl • Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, Article 12 and Annex 1, section C II.8, end of prohibitions/restrictions; sign-system reference

End of local restrictions.