Give way to oncoming traffic

What it means

At a narrowing you must wait if someone is coming towards you.

What it requires of you

The red arrow is always the one that must wait. If red points your way, you are the one who stops.

Where it stands

Before a narrowing or a narrow bridge.

How far it applies

Applies to the narrowing it stands before.

Who it applies to

bestuurder

Do not confuse it with

• F06

  F5 is round and red: you wait. F6 is blue and square: the oncoming driver waits.

Related signs

• F06

Terms

• voorrang verlenen
• bestuurder

How it sounds in the exam

Bij bord F5 komt er een auto aan. Wie gaat eerst?

A car approaches at sign F5. Who goes first?

The law itself

• RVV1990 art. 63

  «Verkeerstekens gaan boven verkeersregels, voor zover deze regels onverenigbaar zijn met deze tekens.»