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Topic: Carrying passengers and loads · Nº 529 / 574

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Si circulamos durante la noche con un camión en el que sobresale la carga tanto por delante como por detrás, ¿cómo lo señalizaremos?

If we are driving a lorry at night and its load sticks out both at the front and at the back, how must we mark it?

  • ACon una luz roja por detrás y una blanca por delante.With a red light at the back and a white light at the front.
  • BCon una luz roja por detrás, una blanca por delante y un panel reglamentario de 50 centímetros de lado.With a red light at the back, a white light at the front and a regulation panel measuring 50 cm on each side.
  • CSólo con la luz roja por la parte posterior, más el panel reglamentario de 50 centímetros de lado.Only with a red light at the back, plus a regulation panel measuring 50 cm on each side.
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  • BCon una luz roja por detrás, una blanca por delante y un panel reglamentario de 50 centímetros de lado.With a red light at the back, a white light at the front and a regulation panel measuring 50 cm on each side.
Explanation

In all cases, a load that sticks out at the back of a vehicle (except vehicles less than 1 metre wide) must be marked with a 50 × 50 cm panel with alternating red and white diagonal stripes. It is placed at the rear end of the load, at right angles to the vehicle's axis. When the load sticks out along the whole width of the back of the vehicle, we place 2 panels, and their stripes form an upside-down "V". Also, when driving at night or in conditions that noticeably reduce visibility, we must have a red light at the back and a white light at the front.

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