Topic: Carrying passengers and loads · Nº 256 / 574

En un vehículo de menos de 5 metros de longitud destinado al transporte de mercancías, ¿cuánto puede sobresalir por delante una carga de longitud indivisible?

On a goods vehicle less than 5 metres long, how far may an indivisible load stick out at the front?

  • ANada puede sobresalir.Nothing may stick out.
  • BUn tercio de la longitud del vehículo.One third of the vehicle's length.
  • CEl 15% de la longitud del vehículo.15% of the vehicle's length.
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Correct answer

  • BUn tercio de la longitud del vehículo.One third of the vehicle's length.
Explanation

On vehicles used only for carrying goods that are five metres long or less, an indivisible load may stick out by one third of the vehicle's length at the front and another third at the back (Article 15.2 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC)).

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