Reviewed 2026-11-03 · B23
Signs and road markings →Conditional straight-ahead passage for the indicated cycle users at red/amber; not for cars
Purpose and student action
Establish who must wait. Priority never permits creating a collision; check approaching road users.
Read · decide · act
- Read the exact sign: give way, STOP, priority road or narrow-passage priority are different.
- Scan both sides, pedestrians, cycles and rail vehicles before entering.
- Enter only when you can clear the junction; priority is not permission to force a collision.
Source documents
Conditional straight-ahead passage for the indicated cycle users at red/amber; not for cars
Coverage refers to this dated source catalogue, not every local sign or all Belgian legislation. Variants and reference examples are counted separately.
Regulatory source ↗Published legal wording (French/Dutch)
B23. Le panneau B23 autorise les cyclistes et les conducteurs de speed pedelecs à franchir les signaux lumineux mentionnés à l’article 61 et 62ter afin de continuer tout droit lorsque ceux-ci sont soit rouges soit jaune-orange, à condition qu’ils cèdent le passage aux autres usagers de la route circulant sur la voie publique ou la chaussée à partir du feu rouge ou jaune-orange.
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