If a bus and a combined vehicle enter an unsigned narrow section at the same time where it is impossible to pass each other, which of the two drivers must reverse in order to yield?

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The General Traffic Regulations establish that, on narrow sections where there is no express priority signage and two vehicles do not fit at once, preference belongs to the vehicle that entered first (Article 60(1)). If they arrive at the same time or there is doubt about who entered, the order of precedence among types of vehicles in Article 62 applies: Special vehicles and special transports that exceed the regulatory masses or dimensions. Combined vehicles (except passenger cars with a trailer of up to 750 kg and motorhomes). Animal-drawn vehicles. Passenger cars towing a trailer of up to 750 kg and motorhomes. Vehicles intended for collective passenger transport (buses). Trucks, tractor units and vans... Since the combined vehicle is in second place and the bus in fifth, priority belongs to the combined vehicle. Therefore, it is the bus driver who must reverse. That order already reflects how difficult each vehicle is to maneuver; the distance that would have to be reversed only decides between vehicles of the same type or not listed, which is not the case of a bus and a combined vehicle.

If a bus and a combined vehicle enter an unsigned narrow section at the same time where it is impossible to pass each other, which of the two drivers must reverse in order to yield?

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