[OSM-talk-be] Question about speed limit rules in Belgium

[Lennard]

Maarten Deen wrote:
> Just a quick question:
> 
> In Belgium, normal 2-lane roads have a maximum speed of 90 km/h. In more 
> populated areas and on hazardous points, the speedlimit is lowered to 70 km/h by 
>   a sign.
> How for does this speedlimit reach? In the Netherlands the rule is that outside 
> villages, a speedlimit is valid "for a roadsection", which is until the next 
> crossing or junction.
> Is it the same in Belgium, so if I don't see a speedlimit sign after a crossing, 
> the speedlimit is not valid anymore?

A speed limit signed with a traffic sign (e.g. C43), and without zonal 
application, is valid until the next junction. This is not limited to 
outside villages (and neither is that so in The Netherlands, by the way).

"Vanaf het verkeersbord tot het volgend kruispunt, verbod te rijden met 
een grotere snelheid dan deze die is aangeduid."

"A partir du signal jusqu'au prochain carrefour, interdiction de 
circuler à une vitesse supérieure à celle qui est indiquée."

Wegcode / Code de la route, Art.68

http://www.wegcode.be/wet.php?wet=1&node=art68
http://www.code-de-la-route.be/wet.php?wet=1&node=art68

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Lennard