Special places: motorway, zones, pavement

Motorway and road reserved for motor vehicles: prohibited

The motorway is reserved for vehicles capable of reaching at least 70 km/h: your moped, class A or class B alike, is prohibited there. The same rule applies on a road reserved for motor vehicles: as far as the list of excluded users goes, road reserved for motor vehicles = motorway. Pedestrians, cyclists and mopeds have no place there.

Residential zone: 20 km/h and pedestrians everywhere

In a residential zone (or shared zone), the speed limit is 20 km/h — yes, even for your class B that can reach 45. Pedestrians may use the full width of the roadway there and children may play there: you ride at walking pace and give way to them.

Cycle street and cycle zone: 30 km/h, zero overtaking

In a cycle street (and in any cycle zone), cyclists are at home: they may occupy the full width of their direction of travel. For motorised vehicles — your moped included — two strict rules: maximum 30 km/h and no overtaking a cyclist, even if they seem slow to you.

Pedestrian zone: engine off or turn around

The pedestrian zone is reserved for pedestrians; vehicles may only enter it if the signs expressly allow them — and a moped being ridden is not one of them. Your only legal way through: get off and push your moped by hand, engine off. You are then considered a pedestrian.

The pavement: never while riding

The pavement belongs to pedestrians: you never ride on it, not even for two metres to park. Pushing by hand with the engine off, on the other hand, you become a pedestrian again and the pavement is open to you.