When driving a truck with a maximum authorized mass (MAM) of 5,000 kg on a dual carriageway outside built-up areas, at what speed will it be considered that you are traveling at an abnormally low speed?

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The General Traffic Regulations define abnormally low speed as a speed below the generic minimum speed established for the road, provided that there are no justified causes (breakdown, adverse weather conditions or traffic tailbacks). On motorways and dual carriageways, the generic minimum speed for any motor vehicle authorized to use them is 60 km/h, regardless of its mass or category. Therefore, if a truck travels at less than 60 km/h on a dual carriageway without a cause of force majeure, it will be traveling at an abnormally low speed, and must leave the road at the first exit if it cannot reach that speed. The figures of 70 km/h and 80 km/h are wrong, since they do not correspond to the generic minimum limit set for these roads.

When driving a truck with a maximum authorized mass (MAM) of 5,000 kg on a dual carriageway outside built-up areas, at what speed will it be considered that you are traveling at an abnormally low speed?

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