Built-up area

What it means

From this sign the built-up area begins. The default speed for motor vehicles becomes 50 km/h and other rules change too, such as those on stopping and parking.

What it requires of you

The boundary is legal, not visual. It lies at the sign and nowhere else: even if there is no house left a hundred metres further on, you are still inside the built-up area until sign H2.

Where it stands

At the boundary of the built-up area, on both sides of the road.

How far it applies

Applies until sign H2.

Who it applies to

bestuurdermotorvoertuig

Do not confuse it with

• H02

  The same blue sign; H2 is struck through with a red stripe and ends the area.

Related signs

• H02
• A01

Terms

• bebouwde kom
• motorrijtuig
• verkeersteken

How it sounds in the exam

Je passeert bord H1. Welke maximumsnelheid geldt voor een personenauto als er geen ander bord staat?

You pass sign H1. Which maximum speed applies to a car if no other sign is present?

The law itself

• RVV1990 art. 20

  «Binnen de bebouwde kom gelden de volgende maximumsnelheden: a. voor motorvoertuigen 50 km per uur;»