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.