On an interurban road, is it permitted as a general rule to position a truck on the shoulder to carry out unloading work?

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The General Traffic Regulations require that loading and unloading operations be carried out off the road (Article 16) and that stopping and parking on interurban roads always take place off the roadway, leaving the passable part of the shoulder free (Article 90(1)). Only exceptionally, if it is unavoidable to do them on the road, are they admitted under the conditions of Article 16, and in any case it is prohibited to leave the goods on the roadway, the shoulder and pedestrian areas. For that reason, as a general rule, a truck must not be positioned on the shoulder to unload. That the driver stays in the cab changes nothing, nor does the fact that the passage of other users is not obstructed: neither of those conditions makes the shoulder a permitted place.

On an interurban road, is it permitted as a general rule to position a truck on the shoulder to carry out unloading work?

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