1. The story behind the project

The project began with rijbewijs-online.be, a Belgian website created to help learners understand driving theory and prepare for their driving licence examination.

It later developed into traffic-rules.com, an international platform intended to make traffic education available to learners from many countries and in several languages.

What started as a personal project has gradually grown into a broader educational resource containing traffic rules, road signs, quizzes, illustrations and practical road-safety information.

2. Our mission

Our mission is to make traffic rules easier to understand and remember.

Driving theory can be difficult because it combines legal rules, road signs, safety principles and practical situations. Traffic Rules presents this information through short explanations, visual examples, picture-based learning and quizzes.

The aim is not only to help learners prepare for an examination, but also to improve their understanding of safe and responsible behaviour on the road.

3. What the Websites offer

The Websites may provide:

• explanations of important traffic rules;
• overviews of road signs and their meanings;
• picture-based educational content;
• practice quizzes and true-or-false questions;
• driving theory and examination-preparation material;
• road-safety advice for drivers, cyclists, pedestrians and other road users;
• content adapted to different countries, languages and traffic systems.

Content may be expanded, corrected or reorganised as the project develops.

4. How the content is prepared

We aim to present information in a simple, neutral and practical form without unnecessary technical language.

Traffic rules and road signs can differ between countries. Content is therefore prepared and organised by country where possible. We aim to use official legislation, government information and recognised road-safety sources when these are available.

Educational explanations and illustrations may simplify complex situations so that the main safety principle is easier to understand. Such simplification does not replace the exact wording of applicable legislation.

5. Sources

The project uses and consults a range of sources, which may include:

• official government and road-safety websites;
• national traffic legislation and driving-licence information;
• official or recognised road-sign standards;
• Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects;
• Creative Commons and public-domain educational material;
• educational videos and other publicly available reference material;
• original explanations, quizzes, illustrations and website content created for the project.

Where third-party material is reused, adapted or embedded, the applicable source information, licence or attribution may be provided on the relevant page or through the original platform.

6. Accuracy and local rules

We work to keep the information useful and accurate, but traffic laws, road signs, examination requirements and official guidance can change.

The Websites are educational resources and are not official government websites, driving schools or legal-advice services. Users should always follow current local legislation, official road signs, instructions from competent authorities and the guidance of qualified driving instructors.

If information on the Websites conflicts with current law or an official instruction, the official rule or instruction takes priority.

7. Independent and non-political

Traffic Rules is an independent and non-political educational project.

The project is not operated by, affiliated with or endorsed by a government authority, examination body, driving school, vehicle manufacturer or political organisation unless this is expressly stated.

References to countries, authorities, organisations, products or services are provided for educational, informational or technical purposes.

8. Feedback and corrections

Traffic education is a large subject, and local rules may change or require clarification. We welcome constructive feedback, correction requests and reports of outdated or unclear information.

When reporting a possible error, please identify the relevant page, country and rule and, where available, include a link to an official source.

You can contact us at hostmaster@traffic-rules.com.

9. About the creator

Traffic Rules was created and is maintained by Wouter Cools, a web developer from Belgium.

The project combines an interest in web development, visual learning and road-safety education. Its long-term goal is to build a practical international resource that helps learners understand traffic rules and prepare for driving theory examinations.