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5. Zone
A traffic zone is an area in which a traffic rule applies throughout all included roads or road sections. The rule normally begins at a zone-entry sign and remains applicable until the corresponding end-of-zone sign is passed.
Zones may regulate speed, parking, access, vehicle categories, emissions or other traffic behaviour. The signs used, the roads covered and the effect of intersections or local exceptions depend on local traffic law.
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How do people refer to traffic zones in the Netherlands?
Dutch signing uses the word zone above the applicable traffic sign. Examples include a speed zone, a parkeerschijfzone requiring a parking disc, and a milieuzone restricting access on environmental grounds.
🔗 wetten.overheid.nl • RVV 1990 — official Dutch legislative reference
Where does a zone rule apply in the Netherlands?
A sign marked as a zone applies throughout the designated area. A junction alone does not cancel the area rule; continue observing it when turning into another included street.
🔗 wetten.overheid.nl • RVV 1990 — official Dutch legislative reference
Does a Dutch 30 km/h zone automatically have the rules of a residential area?
No. A speed zone and a separately signed erf are different. A 30 km/h zone does not by itself establish the residential area’s 15 km/h maximum or all of its pedestrian and parking rules.
🔗 wetten.overheid.nl • RVV 1990 — official Dutch legislative reference
How do you know when a traffic zone ends in the Netherlands?
Look for the matching end-of-zone sign or the applicable new arrangement. After leaving a parking-disc zone, other parking restrictions can still apply; after leaving a speed zone, obey the next road’s speed rule.
🔗 wetten.overheid.nl • RVV 1990 — official Dutch legislative reference

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