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An introduction to the traffic rules and road signs of Belgium. Learn about driving, road safety and much more in our illustrated book, with answers to frequently asked questions.

For informational purposes only. Always follow official regulations. Some content and images were created with AI assistance.

Traffic signs
Traffic rules
Belgium
What does this traffic sign mean?

151. What does this traffic sign mean?

✓ Restaurant.
Café.
Picnic site.
Bed and breakfast.

This traffic sign indicates a restaurant. A restaurant is a place where prepared meals and drinks are served to customers.

What does this traffic sign mean?

152. What does this traffic sign mean?

✓ Youth hostel.
Bed and breakfast.
Hotel.
Camper site.

This traffic sign indicates a youth hostel. A youth hostel provides relatively simple accommodation, often with shared rooms or communal facilities, and is commonly used by individual travellers and groups.

What does this traffic sign mean?

153. What does this traffic sign mean?

Café.
✓ Hotel.
Bed and breakfast.
Restaurant.

This traffic sign indicates a hotel. A hotel provides overnight accommodation in individual rooms and may offer additional services such as reception, meals or other guest facilities.

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154. What does this traffic sign mean?

Youth hostel.
Picnic site.
Tourist information.
✓ Camping site.

This traffic sign indicates a camping site. The designated area provides accommodation for people staying in tents.

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155. What does this traffic sign mean?

Trailers prohibited.
✓ Caravan site.
Warning for a railway crossing without barriers.
Camper site.

This traffic sign indicates a caravan site. The designated area provides parking or accommodation for caravans.

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156. What does this traffic sign mean?

✓ Information point.
First aid.
Traffic information radio.
Police station.

This traffic sign indicates an information point. Information about the local area, destinations or available services can be obtained there.

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157. What does this traffic sign mean?

Information point.
Traffic information radio.
✓ Telephone.
Emergency telephone.

This traffic sign indicates the location of a telephone available for public use.

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158. What does this traffic sign mean?

First aid.
Police station.
Emergency exit.
✓ Emergency telephone.

This traffic sign indicates the location of an emergency telephone. The telephone provides a direct means of requesting assistance in an emergency.

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159. What does this traffic sign mean?

✓ Petrol station.
Petrol station with LPG.
Petrol station with CNG.
Charging station.

This traffic sign indicates a petrol station. Fuel for motor vehicles is available at the indicated location. The available fuel types may be shown on the sign or accompanying information.

What does this traffic sign mean?

160. What does this traffic sign mean?

Route to be followed in order to turn left.
Start of a priority road.
✓ Crossroad shape.
Junction directions and destinations.

This traffic sign shows the shape or layout of an upcoming junction. The diagram indicates how the approaching road and connecting roads are arranged.

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161. What does this traffic sign mean?

E-route number.
Motorway number.
✓ Ordinary road number.
Traffic information radio.

This traffic sign indicates an ordinary road number. The number identifies the road or route and can be used to follow directions and route signs.

What does this traffic sign mean?

162. What does this traffic sign mean?

Ordinary road number.
Ring road number.
✓ E-route number.
Traffic information radio.

This traffic sign indicates an E-route number. E-routes form part of the international European road network and are identified by the letter E followed by a route number.

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163. What does this traffic sign mean?

E-route number.
✓ Motorway number.
Direction to the motorway.
Ordinary road number.

This traffic sign indicates a motorway number. The number identifies the motorway and helps road users follow the correct route.

What does this traffic sign mean?

164. What does this traffic sign mean?

Motorway number.
✓ Ring road number.
Signpost to ring road.
Ordinary road number.

This traffic sign indicates a ring road number. The number identifies a route that forms or follows a ring around a city or another area.

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165. What does this traffic sign mean?

Pedestrian underpass.
End of the tunnel.
✓ Emergency exit.
The road is closed.

This traffic sign indicates an emergency exit. The exit provides an evacuation route to be used when leaving the area in an emergency.

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166. What does this traffic sign mean?

✓ Direction to emergency exit.
End of the tunnel.
Direction to pedestrian underpass.
Emergency telephone.

This traffic sign indicates the direction to an emergency exit. Follow the indicated direction to reach the evacuation route or emergency exit.

What does this traffic sign mean?

167. What does this traffic sign mean?

General information about the directions.
Signpost to tourist location.
✓ Signpost with distance to location.
Direction to the motorway.

This traffic sign indicates the direction and remaining distance to the named destination.

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168. What does this traffic sign mean?

Start of a motorway.
Information about the next exit.
✓ Direction to the motorway.
Motorway number.

This traffic sign indicates the direction to a motorway and the destination reached by following it.

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169. What does this traffic sign mean?

Cycle highway.
Recommended route for cyclists to a tourist destination.
✓ Recommended route for cyclists.
Mandatory path for cyclists.

This traffic sign indicates a recommended route for cyclists toward the named destination. Follow the arrow to continue along the suggested cycling route.

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170. What does this traffic sign mean?

Signpost to tourist location.
✓ Recommended route for cyclists to a tourist destination.
Cycle highway.
Recommended route for cyclists.

This traffic sign indicates a recommended route for cyclists to a tourist destination. Follow the arrow to continue along the suggested cycling route.

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171. What does this traffic sign mean?

✓ Direction to a restaurant.
Restaurant.
Signpost to tourist location.
Café.

This traffic sign indicates the direction to the named restaurant. Follow the arrow to reach it.

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172. What does this traffic sign mean?

Direction to the motorway.
Signpost with distance to location.
Junction directions and destinations.
✓ Signpost to ring road.

This traffic sign indicates the direction to a ring road that routes traffic around a city or town. Follow the arrow to join the ring road.

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173. What does this traffic sign mean?

River.
✓ Signpost to river for tourists.
Water protection area.
Signpost to tourist location.

This traffic sign indicates the direction to the named river or another tourist attraction associated with it. Follow the arrow to reach the destination.

What does this traffic sign mean?

174. What does this traffic sign mean?

Water protection area.
✓ River.
Signpost to river for tourists.
Place for boats.

This traffic sign indicates the river or other watercourse being crossed. It is an information sign and does not impose a traffic rule.

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175. What does this traffic sign mean?

Motorail service.
Signpost to tourist location.
✓ Direction to a railway station.
Tram stop.

This traffic sign indicates the direction to a nearby railway station. Follow the arrow to reach the station serving the named location.

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176. What does this traffic sign mean?

Signpost to river for tourists.
Viewpoint.
Recommended route for cyclists to a tourist destination.
✓ Signpost to tourist location.

This traffic sign indicates the direction to the named tourist attraction or place of interest. The symbol may identify the type of attraction or a well-known landmark.

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177. What does this traffic sign mean?

✓ Start of airport zone.
Country border.
Start of a low-emission zone.
End of airport zone.

This traffic sign indicates the start of an airport zone. Special traffic rules or access conditions may apply within the zone. Follow the applicable traffic signs and any instructions given by authorised personnel.

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178. What does this traffic sign mean?

Warning for low-flying aircraft.
End of the low-emission zone.
✓ End of airport zone.
Start of airport zone.

This traffic sign indicates the end of the airport zone. Special rules associated with the airport zone end at this point. Other traffic rules or separately indicated restrictions may still apply.

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179. What does this traffic sign mean?

Road with one-way traffic for cyclists.
Road with two-way traffic, except for cyclists.
✓ Road with one-way traffic, except for cyclists.
Driving straight ahead mandatory, except for cyclists.

This traffic sign indicates the start of a road with one-way traffic, except for cyclists.

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180. What does this traffic sign mean?

Two-way traffic, except cyclists and class A mopeds.
Mandatory path for cyclists and class A mopeds.
✓ One-way traffic, except cyclists and class A mopeds.
Continue straight, except cyclists and class A mopeds.

This traffic sign indicates a road with one-way traffic, except for cyclists and class A mopeds. The excepted road users may travel in the opposite direction where permitted by the sign.

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181. What does this traffic sign mean?

Start of a priority road, 200 metres ahead.
✓ End of the priority road, 200 metres ahead.
Overtaking prohibited, 200 metres ahead.
Warning for an uncontrolled crossroad, 200 metres ahead.

This traffic sign indicates that 200 metres ahead the priority road ends.

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182. What does this traffic sign mean?

Turning left prohibited, except for cyclists.
✓ Turning left mandatory, except for cyclists.
Mandatory path for cyclists.
Turning right mandatory, except for cyclists.

This traffic sign indicates that all drivers must turn left, except cyclists.

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183. What does this traffic sign mean?

Right turn mandatory, except cyclists and class A mopeds.
Turning left mandatory for cyclists and class A mopeds.
✓ Left turn mandatory, except cyclists and class A mopeds.
Cyclists and class A mopeds prohibited.

This traffic sign indicates that turning left is mandatory, except for cyclists and class A mopeds. The exception allows those road users to follow another direction where permitted.

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184. What does this traffic sign mean?

✓ Mandatory path for cyclists and class B mopeds.
Cyclists prohibited.
Mandatory path for cyclists, class B mopeds prohibited.
Class B mopeds prohibited.

This traffic sign indicates the start of a path for cyclists and class B mopeds.

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185. What does this traffic sign mean?

Mandatory path for cyclists and class B mopeds.
Parking allowed for cyclists.
✓ Mandatory path for cyclists, class B mopeds prohibited.
Cyclists and class B mopeds prohibited.

This traffic sign indicates the start of a path for cyclists. Class B mopeds are prohibited from using the path.

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186. What does this traffic sign mean?

Cyclists prohibited.
Parking prohibited for cyclists.
✓ Entry prohibited, except for cyclists.
Mandatory path for cyclists.

This traffic sign indicates that the entry is prohibited for all drivers, except cyclists.

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187. What does this traffic sign mean?

Parking prohibited for cyclists and class A mopeds.
Cyclists and class A mopeds prohibited.
✓ Entry prohibited, except for cyclists and class A mopeds.
Warning for cyclists and class A mopeds.

This traffic sign indicates that the entry is prohibited for all drivers, except cyclists and class A mopeds.

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188. What does this traffic sign mean?

Cyclists prohibited.
✓ Entry prohibited in both directions, except for cyclists.
Warning for cyclists.
Road with one-way traffic, except for cyclists.

This traffic sign indicates that access is prohibited for all drivers except cyclists.

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189. What does this traffic sign mean?

✓ No access either way, except cyclists and class A mopeds.
One-way traffic, except cyclists and class A mopeds.
Warning for cyclists and class A mopeds.
Cyclists and class A mopeds prohibited.

This traffic sign indicates that access is prohibited in both directions, except for cyclists and class A mopeds.

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190. What does this traffic sign mean?

Trucks prohibited.
Turning around prohibited (U-turn).
Turning around mandatory (U-turn).
✓ Access prohibited in both directions, except local traffic.

This traffic sign indicates that access is prohibited in both directions, except for local traffic.

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191. What does this traffic sign mean?

Pedestrians prohibited.
✓ Entry prohibited (play street).
Start of a residential area.
Trucks prohibited.

This traffic sign indicates entry prohibited at the start of a play street, subject to any exceptions shown on the sign.

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192. What does this traffic sign mean?

Turning left mandatory for cyclists.
✓ Turning left prohibited, except for cyclists.
Turning right prohibited, except for cyclists.
Turning left mandatory, except for cyclists.

This traffic sign indicates that turning left is prohibited for all drivers, except cyclists.

What does this traffic sign mean?

193. What does this traffic sign mean?

Right turn prohibited, except cyclists and class A mopeds.
One-way traffic, except cyclists and class A mopeds.
✓ Left turn prohibited, except cyclists and class A mopeds.
Turning left mandatory for cyclists and class A mopeds.

This traffic sign indicates that turning left is prohibited, except for cyclists and class A mopeds.

What does this traffic sign mean?

194. What does this traffic sign mean?

Give way to cyclists.
Mandatory path for cyclists.
Cyclists prohibited.
✓ Cyclists have to give way.

This traffic sign indicates that cyclists have to give way

What does this traffic sign mean?

195. What does this traffic sign mean?

✓ Cyclists and mopeds have to give way.
Mandatory path for cyclists and mopeds.
Cyclists and mopeds prohibited.
Cyclists and mopeds have priority.

This traffic sign indicates that cyclists and mopeds have to give way.

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196. What does this traffic sign mean?

Give way to the right, 50 metres ahead.
Warning for an uncontrolled crossroad, 50 metres ahead.
✓ Give way, 50 metres ahead.
End of the priority road, 50 metres ahead.

This traffic sign indicates that 50 metres ahead you have to give way.

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197. What does this traffic sign mean?

Give way to the right, 250 metres ahead.
End of the priority road, 250 metres ahead.
✓ Stop and give way, 250 metres ahead.
Warning for traffic lights.

This traffic sign indicates that 250 metres ahead you have to stop and give way.

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198. What does this traffic sign mean?

Crossing for cyclists.
Mandatory path for cyclists.
✓ Give way. Cyclists cross both ways.
Road with one-way traffic, except for cyclists.

This traffic sign indicates that drivers must give way while cyclists may cross from both directions.

What does this traffic sign mean?

199. What does this traffic sign mean?

Cyclists and mopeds have to give way.
✓ Give way. Cyclists and mopeds cross both ways.
Road with one-way traffic, except for cyclists and mopeds.
Crossing for cyclists and mopeds.

This traffic sign indicates that drivers must give way while cyclists and mopeds may cross from both directions.

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200. What does this traffic sign mean?

Give way to cyclists.
✓ Cyclists have to stop and give way.
Parking allowed for cyclists.
Cyclists prohibited.

This traffic sign indicates that cyclists have to stop and give way.