Priority on the bicycle path in the Netherlands

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As in this question, pedestrians are allowed to walk on a bicycle path in the Netherlands under some circumstances. In this situation, who has the priority? Should pedestrians yield the way to bikes?






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Do bikes have priority in the Netherlands?

In the Netherlands, by law, bikes have priorities over cars, and in practice, for the common knowledge of all Dutch citizens, bikes have priority both over pedestrians and cars.

Do cyclists have priority at junctions?

The second rule is to give priority to people crossing the road at junctions, and this applies to drivers, motorcyclists, horse drawn vehicles, horse riders and cyclists. The rule states: "At a junction you should give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross a road into which or from which you are turning.

Can you walk on cycle-paths in the Netherlands?

People who like to walk long distances are better provided for in the Netherlands than in the UK because instead of walking on roads with high speed traffic, they may use cycle-paths between towns to make their journeys by foot. This is far safer than walking on the road.



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