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Prohibited for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers of small electric motor vehicles
The sign indicates that it is prohibited for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers of small electric motor vehicles.
When you see the sign
If you are walking, cycling or riding a small electric motor vehicle, you must not continue past the sign. You must stop and choose another legal route. If you are driving a car, this sign alone does not prohibit you from continuing, but you must check whether other signs restrict access.
Rules
- The prohibition applies to pedestrians, cyclists and riders of small electric motor vehicles, including electric scooters.
- A cyclist cannot avoid the prohibition by dismounting and walking the bicycle, because they are then considered a pedestrian and are still covered by the sign.
- The sign itself does not prohibit travel by car, motorcycle or moped.
- Any supplementary signs may restrict the prohibition, specify times when it applies or make exceptions for particular road-user groups.
Tips
- The sign has two symbols, a pedestrian and a bicycle, but the prohibition applies to three groups: pedestrians, cyclists and riders of small electric motor vehicles.
- Plan an alternative route before you reach the sign, especially near tunnels or on road sections that are unsuitable for vulnerable road users.
- Do not assume that you are allowed to continue on the pavement with an electric scooter; this road-user group is covered by the prohibition.
Common misconceptions
- Thinking that the sign means that all vehicles are prohibited. Motor traffic is not prohibited by this sign alone.
- Overlooking the pedestrian symbol and thinking that the sign applies only to bicycles and electric scooters.
- Thinking that a cyclist can pass by dismounting and walking the bicycle, even though pedestrians are also covered by the prohibition.
Test yourself
Easy
What does this sign mean?
- APedestrians, cyclists and riders of small electric motor vehicles are prohibited.
- BMotorcyclists, moped riders and cyclists are prohibited.
- CAll pedestrians and all vehicles are prohibited.
- DCyclists and riders of small electric motor vehicles are prohibited.
Medium
You encounter this sign while driving a passenger car. There are no supplementary signs or other signs restricting car traffic. What do you do?
- AI may continue only if the car has an electric motor.
- BI must stop because all passage past the sign is prohibited.
- CI must turn around because the sign prohibits travelling with all vehicles.
- DI may continue if the traffic conditions otherwise permit it.
Hard
You are cycling towards this sign and want to continue past it. What must you do?
- AYou must choose another road and cannot push the bicycle past.
- BYou must remain on the bicycle if you keep walking speed.
- CYou must dismount and calmly push the bicycle past.
- DYou must dismount and quickly carry the bicycle past.
Theory test tip
In the theory test, the trap may be the difference between sign 306.8 and 306.6. Sign 306.8 also has a pedestrian symbol, so the prohibition applies to pedestrians as well as cyclists and riders of small electric motor vehicles.
Did you know
Sign 306.8 brings three road-user groups under one prohibition and may, among other things, be used on road sections where travelling on foot, by bicycle or by small electric motor vehicle is dangerous or undesirable.
Frequently asked questions
Can I drive a car past the sign?
Yes, the sign alone does not prohibit driving. However, you must still follow other signs, road markings and any supplementary signs at the location.
Can I dismount and walk my bicycle past the sign?
No. When you walk your bicycle, you are considered a pedestrian, and the sign also prohibits pedestrians from travelling past it.
Does the prohibition apply to electric scooters?
Yes, an electric scooter classified as a small electric motor vehicle is covered by the sign. The rider must choose another legal route.
Is this the same as the sign prohibiting cyclists and riders of small electric motor vehicles?
No. Sign 306.8 also applies to pedestrians, as shown by the pedestrian symbol.
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