GENERAL INFORMATION
Legislation
VIDEOS AND MOCK TESTS LEGISLATION
Vehicle knowledge
VIDEOS AND MOCK TESTS VEHICLE KNOWLEDGE
Traffic signs and signals
VIDEOS AND MOCK TESTS TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
PRIORITY
VIDEOS AND MOCK TESTS PRIORITY
SPECIAL ROADS, ROAD SECTIONS, ROAD USERS, AND MANOEUVRES
VIDEOS AND MOCK TESTS SPECIAL ROADS, ROAD SECTIONS, ROAD USERS, AND MANOEUVRES
Use of the road
VIDEOS AND MOCK TESTS USE OF THE ROAD
Responsible traffic participation
VIDEOS AND MOCK TESTS RESPONSIBLE TRAFFIC PARTICIPATION
HAZARD PERCEPTION
VIDEOS AND MOCK TESTS HAZARD PERCEPTION

Lane

The picture shows two carriageways.
Each carriageway is divided into 3 lanes.
Together, there are 6 lanes.

A lane is part of the carriageway. Vehicles can drive across a lane. A carriageway can consist of one, two or even more lanes.

According to the RVV, a lane must be wide enough for motor vehicles on more than two wheels. In the Netherlands, a bicycle lane is therefore not formally a lane.

Within a carriageway, lanes are separated by road markings. The marking between two lanes can be as a broken or continuous line or block marking (in the case of acceleration and deceleration lanes).

Article 1 of the RVV.
Lane: part of the carriageway marked by continuous or broken lines of such width that drivers of motor vehicles with more than two wheels can use it.