Question 3851
In the situation shown in the photograph, is the truck driver required to move onto the shoulder to make it easier for other vehicles to pass?
- Yes, if the truck is a heavy vehicle.
- Yes, if it is traveling at less than 70 km/h.
- No, as a general rule.
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Correct answer: No, as a general rule.
No. A truck being passed only has to ease off the accelerator or move onto the shoulder, if it is usable, when oncoming traffic or the road's width, profile, or condition prevents other vehicles from passing it easily. In the image, the road has two lanes in the truck's direction, and any vehicle can pass it using the left lane. Being a heavy vehicle or traveling below 70 km/h is not enough to make this mandatory.