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Basic driving rules on Aruba: Traffic signs

(Oranjestad)—Though Aru- out further down the road. sign crossed out. counter part that indicates This sign is a prohibition sign,
ba’s traffic is relatively easy This means that the man- Priority signs that your priority is over. telling you that you have to
to manage, driving here— date for this speed is now stop and give other cars
especially if it’s your first over; you may increase On the main roads of Aru- Another priority sign you priority. Of course you also
time visiting—can be for- your velocity. Red borders ba (not the highways), you may encounter is a triangle have a “stop” sign that
eign. To help you out, here’s on traffic sign—whether it’s may see a yellow, squared sign with a red border and mean the same thing. The
a breakdown of some traf- a circle or triangle—usually sign with a white border. something that looks like a stop sign is generally used
fic signs you might encoun- signal a warning, prohibi- This sign tells you that on cross. You’ll see this sign in for tricky intersections with
ter on the road. tion or preference. this road, you have priority an intersection. The gen- minimal view of opposite
and all other traffic should eral rule of thumb for cross- incoming traffic.
Speed limit in certain areas Besides the “50” sign, you yield to you. This sign can ing an intersection that do
As mentioned in yester- may also encounter a traf- be seen in Savaneta for ex- not contain traffic lights, These are some of the ba-
day’s issue, the legal mini- fic sign that says “bebou- ample. So, if you are driving roundabouts, sign or arrows sic rules that you would
mum and maximum speed wde kom”. These can be on the main road in Sava- on the road, is to always have to know if you decide
limit on the island is 50 and found in San Nicolas and neta going to San Nicolas, yield for traffic on your right. to drive on the island. These
80 km/h respectively. How- Oranjestad. Bebouwde you are driving on a single However, if you encounter are of course other traffic
ever, there are some areas kom sings are rectangular long road, and other cars this sign on your side of the signs, and we recommend
where it is mandated to and blue, and essentially that want to get on this intersection, you have pri- you visit aruba-travelguide.
drive up to a certain speed. tell you that you are in a main road or cross it, either ority over the other cars, com for an extensive over-
This is always indicated by a heavily inhabited area. The from an intersection or from even the one on your right. view of all traffic signs used
circular traffic sign with red maximum speed limit in a a dirt road, must all wait un- on Aruba.q
border and the number 50 bebouwde kom is 50 km/h. til traffic on the main road However, be careful not to
on it. Signs like these are al- Just like the previous pair, is clear. In other words, you confuse this sign with a simi- Picture credits:
ways paired by a similar sign bebouwde kom signs are do not have to stop for lar up-side down triangle, aruba-travelguide.com
with the number crossed also paired with a similar them. This sign too has a also found on intersections.

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