Erf (home zone) — what applies differently
| What the rule is | Where it goes wrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | At most 15 km/h, art. 45 RVV. The figure is in the law itself, not on a sign: the erf sign shows no speed. | Treating “walking pace” as a feeling. The law gives a figure: 15 km/h. And 30 is something else — a zone with sign A1, not an erf. |
| Parking | Only in places marked as parking, art. 46 RVV. Standing elsewhere is forbidden, even where it seems to bother nobody. | Treating “just outside the door” as allowed. The erf is narrow, and that is exactly why any spot outside the bays blocks it. |
| Pedestrians | They may use the full width of the road. No pavement needed, no zebra crossing needed: the carriageway is their space too. | Honking or pressing because someone is “walking on the road”. They are walking where they may; waiting is your job. |
| Where it begins | At sign G5. The regime starts at the sign, not at the paving or the planters — those are layout, not law. | Recognising an erf by its looks. A paved street without G5 is an ordinary street with ordinary rules. |
| Where it ends | At sign G6. From there the ordinary rules of the road you emerge onto apply again. | Assuming you automatically have priority after G6. What applies is set by the road you join — G6 only says the erf ends. |
The law itself
- RVV1990 art. 45
«Bestuurders mogen binnen een erf niet sneller rijden dan 15 km per uur.»
- RVV1990 art. 46 lid 1
«Het is bestuurders van een motorvoertuig verboden binnen een erf te parkeren anders dan op parkeerplaatsen die als zodanig zijn aangeduid of aangegeven.»
- RVV1990 Bijlage 1, bord G5
«Erf»
- RVV1990 Bijlage 1, bord G6
«Einde erf»
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