When driving a 12-meter-long bus on a motorway with more than one lane in its direction, what minimum frontal separation must be kept from the vehicle ahead?

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The General Traffic Regulations establish that every driver must at all times keep a safety distance that allows the vehicle to be stopped without colliding with the one ahead in the event of sudden braking. Although vehicles of more than 3,500 kg of maximum authorized mass (MAM) or more than 10 meters in length have the additional obligation to keep at least 50 meters on interurban roads to make it easier for others to overtake them, that 50-meter requirement is expressly waived on stretches with more than one lane in the same direction of travel (as on motorways), in built-up areas or where overtaking is prohibited. Therefore, in this case only the distance that guarantees not colliding in an emergency braking is mandatory.

When driving a 12-meter-long bus on a motorway with more than one lane in its direction, what minimum frontal separation must be kept from the vehicle ahead?

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