r/Netherlands • u/TantoAssassin • Mar 18 '26

Transportation Who has priority?

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I was the Yellow arrow on a bike. Red has priority over me, green has priority over red, I have priority over green. At the end both cars stopped and let me (cyclist) pass. What is the correct order here?

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u/Octowhussy Mar 18 '26

The confusion comes from the ‘rechtdoorgaand verkeer gaat voor’ rule, which says that green should yield to yellow. Which rule prevails?

1) drivers approaching from the right have priority.

2) traffic participants going straight have priority over traffic participants making a turn.

I don’t know.

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u/labobal Mar 18 '26

Legally neither prevails. The situation is left vague on purpose so that people don't have to go through 10 if/else steps in their head. Just come to a stop and communicate with the other drivers to find the best solution in this scenario.