Scheduled and coach services: stops, bus lanes, signs
This topic covers the rules on stops, bus lanes, bus-only roads and the special signs for public scheduled services, how to behave towards trams, and school transport. It also covers the speed limits for buses and coaches and the basics of passenger transport law (licence, authorisation, cabotage ban, admission, certificate of professional competence).
- 30 questions in this topic
- Topic 3 of 16 in the course: Bus & Coach – supplementary theory cat. D and D1
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From the key facts
- If a service bus at a marked stop in a built-up area indicates that it is pulling away, following vehicles must brake or stop if necessary; the bus driver only indicates once ready to pull away and waits if following vehicles cannot stop in time (VRV Art. 17 para. 5)
- Within 10 m before and after bus stop signs and on yellow zigzag lines, you may only stop to let people get on or off, without obstructing scheduled services (VRV Art. 18 para. 3; SSV Art. 79a para. 3)
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Sample questions from this topic
3 of 30 questions free to try. All questions with explanations and the exam simulation are part of the course.
Question 1: Where does the rule apply that following vehicles must let an indicating service bus pull away from the stop?
- Only on main roads, also outside built-up areas.
- Only in built-up areas, at marked stops.
- In and outside built-up areas, at all stops.
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Correct answer: Only in built-up areas, at marked stops.
The obligation to make it easier for the bus to pull away only applies in built-up areas and only at a marked stop. It does not apply outside built-up areas, where speeds are higher. There, the bus driver must wait like any other driver until he can pull away without endangering anyone.
Legal reference: VRV Art. 17 para. 5
Question 2: You are driving a service bus in a one-way street in a built-up area. The marked stop is on the left-hand edge of the carriageway. Must following vehicles let you pull away when you indicate?
- No, this rule does not apply at stops on the left-hand edge of the carriageway.
- Yes, but only if the hazard warning lights are also switched on.
- Yes, the rule applies at every marked stop in built-up areas.
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Correct answer: No, this rule does not apply at stops on the left-hand edge of the carriageway.
The obligation of following vehicles expressly does not apply if the stop is on the left-hand edge of the carriageway. You must then wait until you can safely join the traffic. Hazard warning lights do not change this; they are not intended for a service bus at a stop anyway.
Legal reference: VRV Art. 17 para. 5; VRV Art. 23 para. 3
Question 3: You are driving a coach on a group trip and have let your group off at a bus stop in town. Must following vehicles let you pull away when you indicate?
- Yes, the rule applies to all buses at stops.
- Yes, if you are at a stop marked in yellow.
- No, the rule only applies to buses on scheduled services.
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Correct answer: No, the rule only applies to buses on scheduled services.
Only buses on scheduled services have priority when pulling away from a stop. A coach on a group trip is not a service bus, even if it is at a scheduled-service stop. You must wait until you can pull away without obstructing or endangering others.
Legal reference: VRV Art. 17 para. 5
Legal references for this topic
The questions in this topic are based on these provisions:
- VRV Art. 4a, 5, 6, 17, 18, 19, 23, 25, 38
- SSV Art. 34, 45, 65, 69, 70, 74b, 79a
- VPB Art. 2, 8, 37, 39, 41
- VTS Art. 11, 123a; Annex 4
- PBG Art. 2, 5, 8
- SVG Art. 33, 38
- CZV Art. 2, 9
- STUG Art. 3