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Basic driving rules on Aruba (part 2)

(Oranjestad)—In Yester- also paired with a similar main road or cross it, either abouts, sign or arrows on stop sign is generally used
day’s issue, we’ve provid- sign crossed out. from an intersection or from the road, is to always yield for tricky intersections with
ed some basic rules when a dirt road, must all wait un- for traffic on your right. minimal view of opposite
driving on the four-lane Priority signs til traffic on the main road However, if you encoun- incoming traffic.
highways and roundabouts On the main roads of Aru- is clear. In other words, you ter this sign on your side of
on the island. Today, we ba (not the highways), you do not have to stop for the intersection, you have These are some of the ba-
want to offer you more tips may see a yellow, squared them. This sign too has a priority over the other cars, sic rules that you would
and tricks when it comes sign with a white border. counter part that indicates even the one on your right. have to know if you decide
to driving on the roads and This sign tells you that on that your priority is over. to drive on the island. These
highways of Aruba. this road, you have priority However, be careful not to are of course other traffic
and all other traffic should Another priority sign you confuse this sign with a simi- signs, and we recommend
Speed limit in certain areas yield to you. This sign can may encounter is a triangle lar up-side down triangle, you visit aruba-travelguide.
As mentioned in yester- be seen in Savaneta for ex- sign with a red border and also found on intersections. com for an extensive over-
day’s issue, the legal mini- ample. So, if you are driving something that looks like a This sign is a prohibition sign, view of all traffic signs used
mum and maximum speed on the main road in Sava- cross. You’ll see this sign in telling you that you have to on Aruba.
limit on the island is 50 and neta going to San Nicolas, an intersection. The gener- stop and give other cars
80 km/h respectively. How- you are driving on a single al rule of thumb for crossing priority. Of course you also Picture credits: aruba-travel-
ever, there are some ar- long road, and other cars an intersection that do not have a “stop” sign that guide.com
eas where it is mandated that want to get on this contain traffic lights, round- mean the same thing. The
to drive up to a certain
speed. This is always indi-
cated by a circular traf-
fic sign with red border
and the number 50 on it.
Signs like these are always
paired by a similar sign with
the number crossed out
further down the road. This
means that the mandate
for this speed is now over; bebouwde kom end bebouwde kom end priority
you may increase your
velocity. Red borders on
traffic sign—whether it’s a
circle or triangle—usually
signal a warning, prohibi-
tion or preference.

Besides the “50” sign, you
may also encounter a traf-
fic sign that says “bebou- end speed limit intersection priority priority
wde kom”. These can be
found in San Nicolas and
Oranjestad. Bebouwde
kom sings are rectangular
and blue, and essentially
tell you that you are in a
heavily inhabited area. The
maximum speed limit in a
bebouwde kom is 50 km/h.
Just like the previous pair,
bebouwde kom signs are speed limit stop sign triangle stop sign