Tegelijk groen

All directions green (bicycles)
Cars wait...
...while bicycles cross from all sides.

Tegelijk groen (Dutch pronunciation: [təɣəˌlɛik ˈxrun]; lit. 'simultaneously green'), commonly translated as all directions green and also known as a bike scramble,[1] is a traffic rule in the Netherlands allowing bicycles to cross designated intersections at the same time from all sides. The all-cross phasing for bicycles was invented in Groningen in 1989. On the Groningen crossings where tegelijk groen was introduced, no more fatal accidents between bicycles and motorised traffic have occurred since. Cyclists must coordinate the crossing spontaneously, as no side has priority. Priority to the right does not hold, so in case of an accident, no cyclist can claim that the other took their right of way.[2][3]

The rule will be introduced on intersections in Belgium under the name square green for cyclists (Dutch: vierkant groen; French: vert intégral) on 1 September 2026.[4][5][6] The rule will also be rolled out for pedestrians, i.e., as a pedestrian scramble.[7][8][9][10][11]

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References

  1. ^ "Bike Scramble". National Association of City Transportation Officials. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ^ "Alle richtingen tegelijk groen". Groningen Fietsstad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  3. ^ "VR 2017/141 Groen licht voor alle fietsers | ANWB Verkeersrecht". www.verkeersrecht.nl. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  4. ^ "Le code de la voie publique adopté : voici les principaux changements". Le Soir (in French). 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  5. ^ "Code de la voie publique (01/09/2026)". mobility (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  6. ^ Code de la route. "Code de la voie publique. Bref résumé". www.code-de-la-route.be (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  7. ^ SPW. "Feux : les signaux lumineux et leurs supports - Sécurothèque". Sécurotheque (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  8. ^ Goffinet, Luc (2023-12-13). "Vers un nouveau code de la route plus cycliste en 2025 ?". GRACQ (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  9. ^ "Le code de la route devient le code de la voie publique : voici les principaux changements". Le Soir (in French). 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  10. ^ Depoorter, Wesley (2022-08-03). "Vierkant groen, het nieuwe wondermiddel voor veilige kruispunten?". o2o (in Flemish). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  11. ^ Times, The Brussels. "Belgium introduces new traffic rules and signs from autumn 2025: What changes?". www.brusselstimes.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.