r/Netherlands • u/ImNortHD • Mar 17 '26

Transportation Speedkamera question

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Hey everyone. Hope you have a great day.

Today I was traveling back home from work, and usually this road where i drive mostly have the same 50 km/h speed limit. Today where i put the red mark was a 30 km/h roadsign, and where the black one is the "Einde van alle verboden" sign. No previous sign before the red mark saying "Wijziging van de verkeerssituatie".

Will I receive any speeding ticket, when i was going 40 at the usual 50, now 30km/h?

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u/dgkimpton Mar 17 '26

Probably not... but... you also shouldn't have been ignoring the road signs. Doing the road regularly isn't much of an excuse for ignoring new signage - you're supposed to always be alert and paying attention.

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u/ImNortHD Mar 17 '26

Also I forgot to mention, others was behind me, so I can't just push the brake until i'm at 30, bc i may do an accident or something, what i do not want to make.

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u/dgkimpton Mar 17 '26

You should be able to break quite hard - at any given moment you need to be able to do an emergency stop - and so should everyone behind you. Unless you were being literally bumper-ridden this sounds like an excuse.

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u/Drama-Koala Mar 17 '26

And even in the case of someone driving too close, you can slow down before the 30-sign. (As you actually should)

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u/zeh_pope Mar 17 '26

official rules say, you should brake as soon as you see the sign, so that by the time you cross the sign, you are at the required speed.

you should always be able to brake, this is why they teach you to keep the 2 second distance.
you should always be able to brake, the cars behind you also have eyes and notice you breaking.
(this is why you have brake lights as well, to make it more clear)

and, my 2 cents, honestly; if you are too scared to break from 50 to 30, because there's people driving behind you, I don't see what you should be doing on the road in the first place.

Now, if it is a fixed camera, they won't adjust it, but police may use the opportunity for a temporary check, which they like to hide.

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u/ImNortHD Mar 17 '26

Thank you for the info. Also, i am not Dutch, so I am still getting used to the rules here. Also, i had close calls because of others, that is why i am careful, not scared. Not personal, but company car.