In short: At "Tram at a stop without an island" the examiner mainly wants to see: Notice the stopped tram without an island: passengers cross the road; Pass on the right only at walking speed; Enough distance that nobody is endangered; Do not hinder or endanger passengers getting on or off, wait if necessary. A severe mistake that can end the test: pass at 30 km/h while nobody is in the road.
City road. The tram tracks run in the middle of the road. Ahead, a tram has stopped at a stop without a platform island. Passengers get off and walk across your lane to the pavement.
The examiner says„Fahren Sie bitte weiter geradeaus.“
"Please continue straight ahead."
What you have to show
- Notice the stopped tram without an island: passengers cross the road
- Pass on the right only at walking speed
- Enough distance that nobody is endangered
- Do not hinder or endanger passengers getting on or off, wait if necessary
- Not past the tram on the left, only if the tracks are too far right
The right order
- Notice the stopped tram without an island
- Slow down to walking speed
- Let passengers walk across the road
- Stop and wait if necessary
- Pass on the right with plenty of distance
Typical mistakes
What the examiner records in the protocol
The examiner files every situation under five competence areas in the electronic test protocol. This is how the points of this situation are spread:
- Notice the stopped tram without an island: passengers cross the road
- Do not hinder or endanger passengers getting on or off, wait if necessary severe mistake
- Enough distance that nobody is endangered
- Not past the tram on the left, only if the tracks are too far right
- Pass on the right only at walking speed severe mistake
How the examiner grades: the electronic test protocol explained →
A strong answer
The tram has stopped at a stop without an island, the passengers cross my lane. I may pass it on the right, but only at walking speed and with enough distance that nobody is endangered. I let the passengers getting off go, I do not hinder them. If necessary I stop and wait. I do not pass the tram on the left.
What the law says
§ 20 (1) StVO: pass stopped trams and scheduled buses carefully, also from the opposite direction. § 20 (2) StVO: while passengers get on or off, you may pass on the right only at walking speed and at a distance that rules out danger. People getting on and off must not be hindered; wait if necessary. § 5 (7) StVO: rail vehicles are passed on the right.
Legal text: § 20 StVO · § 5 StVO (gesetze-im-internet.de)
Quick check
The tram pulls away, doors closed, no passenger in the road any more. What applies now?
- Keep walking speed until I have passed the stop
- Continue normally, watching for late passengers
- Overtake the tram on the left at once
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