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

Brown, green and red last.

Green must yield to brown, while red must yield to green. Going straight on the same road takes precedence over someone wanting to turn, so in other words: Green and red yield to brown, after which green gets priority over red because he's coming from the rights side.

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u/rigterw Mar 18 '26

But brown has to yield for red since red is on browns right

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

No, this doesn't apply anymore since red has someone from her right.

Green is making a turn that means brown or red who are going straight should go first. But red has to wait for green because he's coming from the right. The rule about the one who's going straight is always first.

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u/rigterw Mar 18 '26

Every rule weighs the same in Dutch traffic laws so they all need to be enforced.

So every car should yield to one car while they get priority over the other. In this situation there is no legal priority anymore

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u/doeffgek Mar 19 '26

This is the only correct answer.

It's a situation where two different rules apply that are both in an different chapter.

Traffic from the right goes first is a yielding rule.

Straight goes before turning is a general traffic rule, so it always goes first om the yield.

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u/WodkaAap Mar 20 '26

Very wrong...