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Prohibited for small electric motor vehicles
The prohibition applies to travelling on the road and pavement with a small electric motor vehicle.
When you see the sign
If you are riding a small electric motor vehicle, you must not continue past the sign, either on the carriageway or the pavement. Choose another route before entering the section covered by the sign. If you are driving a car, the sign alone does not prohibit you from passing.
Rules
- The prohibition applies to travelling on a small electric motor vehicle, such as an electric scooter belonging to this vehicle category.
- The prohibition applies both on the road and on the pavement.
- The sign does not in itself prohibit travelling by car, riding a conventional bicycle or walking.
- The rider of a small electric motor vehicle cannot circumvent the prohibition by moving from the carriageway onto the pavement.
Tips
- Look for the symbol of a small electric motor vehicle, and do not confuse it with the sign that also shows a bicycle.
- Plan an alternative route if you use an electric scooter or another vehicle classified as a small electric motor vehicle.
- As a car driver, be aware that electric scooter riders may stop or change direction at the sign.
Common misconceptions
- Some people think that the prohibition applies only on the carriageway, but it also applies on the pavement.
- The sign is often confused with 306.6, which prohibits both cycling and riding a small electric motor vehicle.
- Some people think that all motor vehicles are prohibited because an electric scooter is a motor vehicle, but the sign applies only to the small electric motor vehicle category.
Test yourself
Easy
What does this sign mean?
- AIt prohibits travelling with a small electric motor vehicle on the road and pavement.
- BIt prohibits travelling with a bicycle and a small electric motor vehicle.
- CIt prohibits travelling with all motor vehicles on the road and pavement.
- DIt prohibits travelling with motorcycles and mopeds on the road.
Medium
You are riding an electric scooter and encounter this sign. What must you do?
- AYou must choose another route and not continue on the road or pavement.
- BYou must move to the edge of the road and continue past the sign there.
- CYou must move onto the pavement and continue past the sign there.
- DYou must reduce your speed and continue carefully in the carriageway.
Hard
One person is riding an ordinary bicycle, while another is riding an electric scooter. Who may pass this sign if travelling otherwise is lawful?
- ABoth the person on the bicycle and the person on the scooter may pass the sign.
- BOnly the person on the ordinary bicycle may pass the sign.
- CNeither the person on the bicycle nor the person on the scooter may pass the sign.
- DOnly the person on the electric scooter may pass the sign.
Theory test tip
A common trap is the option stating that cycling is also prohibited. Look closely at the symbol: only when the bicycle symbol is also shown, as on sign 306.6, does the prohibition apply to both cyclists and riders of small electric motor vehicles.
Did you know
Small electric motor vehicle is a separate vehicle category under the regulations. That is why there is one sign that applies only to this category, and another sign that also prohibits cycling.
Frequently asked questions
Can I ride an electric scooter on the pavement past the sign?
No. The prohibition expressly applies both on the road and on the pavement.
Does the sign apply to conventional bicycles?
No, not on its own. If both cycling and the use of a small electric motor vehicle are to be prohibited, sign 306.6 is used.
Can I drive a car past the sign?
Yes, the sign alone does not prohibit travelling by car. However, you must still follow any other signs and supplementary plates at the location.
Is a conventional electric bicycle covered by the prohibition?
An electric bicycle that is classified as a bicycle under the regulations is not covered by this sign. The vehicle's technical characteristics determine which vehicle category it belongs to.
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