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Hiking trail
The sign indicates that there is a hiking trail at or near the road.
When you see the sign
The sign indicates that a walking trail is located at or near the road, but it does not require you to stop or change the way you are driving. If you intend to use the walking trail, reduce your speed well in advance, signal, and turn or park in a safe and legal manner.
Rules
- The sign is a service sign providing information about a walking trail at or near the road.
- The sign does not give you any special right of way and does not require you to stop.
- The sign does not in itself warn of a pedestrian crossing or a place where walkers cross the carriageway.
- Any supplementary signs may indicate the direction or distance to the walking trail, but parking must still comply with the applicable signs and rules.
Tips
- Look for an arrow, distance indication or other information showing where access to the walking trail is located.
- Be alert for pedestrians near the entrance, parking area or starting point of the walking trail.
- Do not brake suddenly when you notice the sign; plan your turn-off early and use your indicators.
Common misconceptions
- Believing that the sign warns of a pedestrian crossing or automatically gives pedestrians the right to cross the road.
- Believing that the sign means there is always a parking area by the walking trail.
- Confusing the information sign with an instruction that pedestrians must use the trail.
Test yourself
Easy
What does this sign mean?
- AThere is a pedestrian crossing at or near the road.
- BThere is an emergency telephone at or near the road.
- CThere is a vehicle workshop at or near the road.
- DThere is a hiking trail at or near the road.
Medium
You see this sign, and a hiker is standing at the roadside without entering the carriageway. What should you do?
- AI always stop because the hiker automatically has the right to cross.
- BI park by the sign because there is always a parking area there.
- CI continue attentively and adjust my speed if the situation requires it.
- DI continue without changing anything because hikers can never cross here.
Hard
The sign has an underskilt with an arrow and the text «500 m». What can you assume?
- AA pedestrian crossing is 500 meters away in the direction shown by the arrow.
- BA parking area is 500 meters away in the direction shown by the arrow.
- CThe hiking trail is 500 meters away in the direction shown by the arrow.
- DAn emergency telephone is 500 meters away in the direction shown by the arrow.
Theory test tip
In the theory test, the common trap is to interpret the sign as a warning sign, pedestrian-crossing sign or mandatory sign. Its correct meaning is simply that a walking trail is located at or near the road.
Did you know
Sign 650.20 is a service sign intended for outdoor recreation and is used to make the starting point or access to a walking trail easier to find from the road.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to reduce my speed when I see the sign?
No, the sign does not require any specific reduction in speed. However, you should adjust your speed if you intend to turn off, or if there are pedestrians or other activity near the access point.
Does the sign mean that pedestrians have the right of way across the road?
No, the sign does not give pedestrians a special right to cross the carriageway. Any pedestrian crossing or other traffic regulation must be indicated in the usual way.
Can I park by the sign so that I can go for a walk?
Only if parking is permitted and the vehicle does not create a hazard or unnecessary obstruction. The sign alone does not create a parking area.
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