Road lines in Netherlands
Dashes along both edges
Quiet Dutch roads often have dashed white lines along both edges and nothing in the middle, leaving a single shared lane.
- Short white dashes run along both sides of the road.
- Rural roads often have no centre line.
- Look for trees in neat rows and a cycle path nearby.
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Key clue Dashed white edge lines 11
Netherlands: what its road lines look like
Many quiet Dutch roads have short white dashes along both edges and no line at all in the middle. Cars share the centre of the road and move aside when they meet.
This layout is common on rural roads, and it often comes with neat rows of trees, flat fields and a separate cycle path.
The dashed edges are typical of rural access roads across the country.
Look-alikes: how to tell them apart
France
DenmarkFrance also has dashed edges, but usually keeps a centre line as well. Denmark has white lines too, with a double line in the middle on many roads.
Questions about road lines in Netherlands
Why do Dutch roads have no centre line?
On many quiet rural roads, leaving out the centre line encourages drivers to slow down and share the road.
What do the dashes along Dutch roads mean?
They mark the edges of the driving surface on narrow rural roads.