Topic: Carrying passengers and loads · Nº 97 / 574

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¿Puede la carga de un vehículo sobresalir de la proyección en planta del vehículo?

May a vehicle's load stick out beyond the vehicle's outline as seen from above?

  • ANo, como norma generalNo, as a general rule
  • BÚnicamente se podrán llevar bicicletasOnly bicycles may be carried that way
  • CSi, siempre que sobresalga menos de 50 cmYes, as long as it sticks out by less than 50 cm
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  • ANo, como norma generalNo, as a general rule
Explanation

Article 15 of the General Traffic Regulations sets the general rule that the load must not stick out beyond the vehicle's outline as seen from above. Only specific exceptions are allowed, such as indivisible loads or a certain percentage at the rear, with the proper marking.

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