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Basic driving rules on Aruba: Traffic signs

(Oranjestad)—In Yesterday’s is- on traffic sign—whether it’s a circle example. So, if you are driving on other cars, even the one on your
sue, we’ve provided some basic or triangle—usually signal a warn- the main road in Savaneta going right.
rules when driving on the four-lane ing, prohibition or preference. to San Nicolas, you are driving on
highways and roundabouts on the a single long road, and other cars However, be careful not to con-
island. Today, we want to offer you Besides the “50” sign, you may also that want to get on this main road fuse this sign with a similar up-side
more tips and tricks when it comes encounter a traffic sign that says or cross it, either from an intersec- down triangle, also found on inter-
to driving on the roads and high- “bebouwde kom”. These can be tion or from a dirt road, must all sections. This sign is a prohibition
ways of Aruba. found in San Nicolas and Oranjes- wait until traffic on the main road sign, telling you that you have to
tad. Bebouwde kom sings are rect- is clear. In other words, you do not stop and give other cars priority.
Speed limit in certain areas angular and blue, and essentially have to stop for them. This sign too Of course you also have a “stop”
As mentioned in yesterday’s issue, tell you that you are in a heavily in- has a counter part that indicates sign that mean the same thing. The
the legal minimum and maximum habited area. The maximum speed that your priority is over. stop sign is generally used for tricky
speed limit on the island is 50 and limit in a bebouwde kom is 50 km/h. intersections with minimal view of
80 km/h respectively. However, Just like the previous pair, bebou- Another priority sign you may en- opposite incoming traffic.
there are some areas where it is wde kom signs are also paired with counter is a triangle sign with a red
mandated to drive up to a cer- a similar sign crossed out. border and something that looks These are some of the basic rules
tain speed. This is always indicated Priority signs like a cross. You’ll see this sign in that you would have to know if
by a circular traffic sign with red an intersection. The general rule of you decide to drive on the island.
border and the number 50 on it. On the main roads of Aruba (not thumb for crossing an intersection These are of course other traffic
Signs like these are always paired the highways), you may see a that do not contain traffic lights, signs, and we recommend you visit
by a similar sign with the number yellow, squared sign with a white roundabouts, sign or arrows on the aruba-travelguide.com for an ex-
crossed out further down the road. border. This sign tells you that on road, is to always yield for traffic on tensive overview of all traffic signs
This means that the mandate for this road, you have priority and all your right. However, if you encoun- used on Aruba.q
this speed is now over; you may in- other traffic should yield to you. This ter this sign on your side of the inter-
crease your velocity. Red borders sign can be seen in Savaneta for section, you have priority over the Picture credits: aruba-travelguide.
com