Question 6986
On a lane opened to traffic in the opposite direction from usual because of work on the roadway, which vehicles are allowed to use it?
- Only passenger cars and motorcycles.
- Motor vehicles not exceeding 3,500 kg of maximum authorized mass (MMA) and motorcycles.
- All vehicles authorized to travel on that road.
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Correct answer: All vehicles authorized to travel on that road.
If a lane is opened for traffic traveling in the opposite direction from normal because of roadwork, any vehicle authorized to travel on that road may use it, unless a sign prohibits it. In the image, a van and a bus are approaching in the lane separated by cones. The restriction to passenger cars and motorcycles applies only when the lane is opened to improve traffic flow, and no rule sets a cutoff at 3,500 kg.