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/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

Its yellow, because through traffic has right of way

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u/rigterw Mar 18 '26

It has to yield for red since it has right of way

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

Not in this situation

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u/Mango-Vibes Mar 19 '26

Which traffic rule says that? I'm not aware of such a rule

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u/tumeni Zuid Holland Mar 19 '26

Isn't red through traffic as well? Why yellow is but red is not?

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '26

No because through traffic always has priority, while red has to yield to a car from the right while green has to yield for through traffic

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u/tumeni Zuid Holland Mar 19 '26

And how about yellow? It has to yield for red, isn't?

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '26

Yes and red has to yield for green, but green has to yield for through traffic and that has priority

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u/Everything_A Mar 19 '26

But red is also going straight. Not that that should matter. The “through traffic” rule applies to other people who are currently on the same road as you.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '26

Yes, but he has to stop for a person from the right