A yellow road marking is only temporary

Markings on the carriageway are traffic signs under section 39(5) of the StVO. They are white as a rule. Only as temporarily valid markings are they yellow; then they override the white markings.

Yellow markings can also stand as rows of road studs, illuminated studs, guide sills or kerbs. Illuminated stud rows apply only when they are switched on. Rules given by traffic signs take precedence over the general traffic rules, says section 39(2).

Sign 299 boundary marking

Sign 299 is the boundary marking for stopping or parking bans. Anyone who drives a vehicle must not stop or park inside this marking. That is in Annex 2 to section 41(1), serial number 73.

Boundary markings designate, extend or shorten a stopping or parking ban that is prescribed elsewhere. That is the explanation in Annex 2 on sign 299. Anyone who takes part in traffic follows these regulatory signs under section 41(1).

The administrative regulation on the StVO names the boundary marking sign 299 at section 12(3) number 1. At a junction it can extend the parking ban of 5 or 8 metres. The statutory parking ban at the junction itself is in section 12(3) number 1.

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Sign 298 Sperrfläche

Sign 298 marks a Sperrfläche on the carriageway. Anyone who drives a vehicle must not use these restricted areas. That order is in Annex 2 to section 41(1), serial number 72.

Sign 224 bus stop

Sign 224 marks a stop for scheduled services and for school buses. Anyone who drives a vehicle must not park up to 15 metres before and after the sign. The ban concerns parking, not stopping.

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Further tips on the Haltverbot

This tip explains only the road marking, the yellow line, sign 299 and sign 298. The three minutes, the signs, the arrows and the street side are in the other tips.

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