What is a carriageway?

Many people choose part A here. But the correct answer is actually part C! To understand why, you first need to know the definition of the carriageway.

Carriageway: any part of the road intended for moving vehicles, excluding cycle paths and cycle/moped paths. Cycle lanes do form part of the carriageway.

Okay, so any part of the road intended for moving vehicles. Moving vehicles include, for example, cars, motorcycles, lorries and buses, but also bicycles, mopeds and snorfietsen. Then there is a section about cycle paths and cycle/moped paths, and about cycle lanes. And that is where most people get confused.

Difference between cycle paths and cycle lanes

First, the definition of the cycle lane: a part of the carriageway marked by solid or broken lines, on which images of a bicycle are placed. So, a cycle lane is part of the carriageway.

Then the definition of a cycle path: a path separated from the carriageway intended for cyclists and snorfietsen. In other words: a cycle path is not part of the carriageway.

Summary

In the image with the question, we see a road with pavements on the left and right, two lanes and two cycle lanes. We see no cycle paths or cycle/moped paths. We have just read that cycle lanes do form part of the carriageway. Pavements do not, as they are not intended for moving vehicles. The carriageway is therefore the part between the two pavements, including the cycle lanes. So part C!

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