When transporting indivisible pieces on a truck 6 meters long, what is the maximum the load may protrude beyond the footprint of the vehicle under the regulations?

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The General Traffic Regulations (Article 15) regulate the transport of indivisible loads (beams, poles, pipes) on vehicles intended exclusively for the transport of goods. If the vehicle is more than five meters long, like this 6-meter truck, the load may protrude a maximum of 2 meters at the front and 3 meters at the rear, with the necessary precautions and the required marking: the V-20 sign at the rear end and, between sunset and sunrise or in reduced visibility, a red light at the rear (white if it protrudes at the front). Reversing the distances, with 3 meters at the front and 2 at the rear, is wrong. Nor is it true that an indivisible load can never protrude from the vehicle's cargo box: the rule allows it within those limits.

When transporting indivisible pieces on a truck 6 meters long, what is the maximum the load may protrude beyond the footprint of the vehicle under the regulations?

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