Question 5639
In this situation, to leave the road, may a passenger car drive on the shoulder?
- Yes, when driving below the minimum permitted speed.
- Yes, but only with the hazard lights on.
- No, because it is dangerous and prohibited.
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Correct answer: No, because it is dangerous and prohibited.
No. Without an emergency, a passenger car must not drive on the shoulder, even if it is empty as in the image. A traffic jam is not an emergency, and using the shoulder to reach the exit sooner is a violation, whether or not your hazard lights are on. Driving below the minimum speed because of the traffic jam does not allow it either. Motorcycles may use the shoulder only on designated, signed stretches when traffic is stopped.