Can a bus of more than 3,500 kg of maximum authorized mass (MAM) in which only the driver is traveling use a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane?

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Under the General Traffic Regulations (Article 35(2)(a)), buses with a maximum authorized mass above 3,500 kg and articulated buses may use a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane regardless of the number of occupants on board (even if only the driver is aboard), simultaneously if so indicated in the list of sections determined by the Central Traffic Office or, where applicable, the regional or local authority responsible for traffic regulation (Article 35(2)(d)). Therefore, a minimum number of passengers is not required when that body enables it. Nor is it true that any bus may use the HOV lane at all times: access is neither free nor unconditional, but depends on what that list of sections sets.

Can a bus of more than 3,500 kg of maximum authorized mass (MAM) in which only the driver is traveling use a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane?

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