Topic: Carrying passengers and loads · Nº 196 / 574

¿Se puede transportar carga en un turismo, de manera que sobresalga por su parte posterior?

Can a load be carried in a car so that it sticks out at the rear?

  • ASí, pero deberá ir señalizada mediante una placa de 50 x 50 con franjas diagonales rojas y blancas.Yes, but it must be marked with a 50 x 50 panel with red and white diagonal stripes.
  • BNo, porque en los turismos no se puede transportar carga.No, because loads cannot be carried in cars.
  • CNo, porque en los turismos no puede sobresalir la carga.No, because on cars the load may not stick out.
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Correct answer

  • ASí, pero deberá ir señalizada mediante una placa de 50 x 50 con franjas diagonales rojas y blancas.Yes, but it must be marked with a 50 x 50 panel with red and white diagonal stripes.
Explanation

In a car the load may stick out at the rear by up to 10% of the vehicle's length, or 15% if it is indivisible. It must be marked with the V-20 panel, 50 x 50 cm with red and white diagonal stripes.

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