Key Insights

When joining traffic, you must yield to vehicles already on the road.

U-turns are prohibited on road sections affected by the tunnel sign.

U-turns are allowed on conventional roads where no specific prohibition applies.

In a tunnel fire, pull right, switch off the engine, and head to the nearest exit on foot.

Always facilitate an overtaking vehicle, even by slowing if needed for safety.

In tunnels with multiple lanes in your direction, overtaking is allowed.

Before reversing, ensure no danger exists, using a guide if visibility is poor.

Park on poorly lit through roads with sidelights on, replaceable by parking lights when in line.

If stopped in a tunnel, switch off the engine, activate hazards, and keep sidelights on.

Acoustic signals are allowed to warn of overtaking outside built-up areas or to prevent accidents.

Before joining traffic, ensure you can do so without endangering other road users.

A vehicle that has signalled its intention to overtake first has priority to do so.

Ensure safe entry from an acceleration lane at the very start of that lane.

In built-up areas, give way to buses re-entering traffic from a stop, even stopping if needed.

Parking on central reservations, islands or channelling elements seriously disrupts traffic.

Slowing down during a dangerous overtake helps the overtaking vehicle return to its lane sooner.

The V-16 hazard light must be placed on the highest part of the immobilised vehicle.

A yellow background on a warning sign means the hazard is within a roadworks zone.

Traffic lights take precedence over vertical signs and road markings.

With a continuous and broken line together, obey only the line nearest your lane.

A speed limit on the same post as a hazard sign ends when that hazard ends.

A no stopping/parking sign applies only to the side of the road where it is placed.

A red-bordered circular sign with a number sets the maximum permitted speed in km/h.

A traffic light with a bicycle silhouette applies exclusively to cycles.

At a roundabout, all turns and U-turns must follow the direction shown by the arrows.

This sign warns that the right-hand lane will fork off on a two-lane carriageway.

In roadworks zones, yellow markings override white ones.

A white stripe on a black traffic light applies only to trams and scheduled buses.

A continuous line separating directions of traffic must never be crossed, prohibiting left turns.

At toll plazas, enter only the lane marked by a green downward arrow.

This sign forbids trucks over 3,500 kg MAM from overtaking any motor vehicle.

Shorter gaps in a broken line warn of an approaching continuous line or special hazard.

An officer's vertically raised arm requires all approaching road users to stop.

This warning sign indicates an upcoming intersection where vehicles from the right have priority.

A yield sign with a distance panel pre-signals an upcoming mandatory stop.

This sign prohibits stopping and parking on its side until the next intersection.

A no-overtaking sign with a hazard warning ends only at the end-of-prohibition sign.

This sign marks the end of a road reserved for motor vehicles.

Even when meeting the minimum speed, drive in the right-hand lane when possible.

Advance direction signs on motorways show exits with distance, junction number, and pictogram.

Roadworks affecting traffic must be signposted both day and night.

Signs apply across the full width of the carriageway unless markings limit them to lanes.

Yellow-background warning signs indicate hazards such as bends or narrowing within roadworks.

A no-overtaking sign combined with a continuous central line prohibits overtaking.

A blue circular sign with a bicycle requires cyclists to use that route exclusively.

A blue minimum speed sign requires driving at least at the indicated speed.

Yellow-background signs keep their usual meaning but apply only within the roadworks section.

This sign warns that the right-hand lane will fork off the carriageway.

At a STOP sign, halt before the transverse line and yield before proceeding.

Even with priority, you must facilitate the merging of vehicles entering the road.