Question 3800
If the right shoulder is usable and wide enough, which vehicles must travel on it, as a general rule?
- Vehicles with an MMA not exceeding 3,500 kg that are traveling at an abnormally low speed.
- Special vehicles with an MMA over 3,500 kg.
- Human-powered cycles, mopeds, and vehicles for persons with reduced mobility.
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Correct answer: Human-powered cycles, mopeds, and vehicles for persons with reduced mobility.
Bicycles and other human-powered cycles (ciclos), mopeds, and vehicles for people with reduced mobility must use the right shoulder when they have no designated route, such as a bike lane, and the shoulder is usable and wide enough. That is what the cyclist in the image is doing. A special vehicle with an MMA over 3,500 kg travels on the roadway. A vehicle of up to 3,500 kg traveling at an abnormally low speed must move onto the shoulder only if an emergency causes that low speed and it seriously disrupts traffic, so this is not the general rule.