When driving a truck with a maximum authorized mass of 7,500 kg, are you permitted, as a general rule, to drive in a temporary additional lane?

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The General Traffic Regulations (Article 42) allow the authority to set up, when the width of the platform allows, a temporary additional lane in one of the directions, with temporary signage and delineation elements and using the shoulders. The rule does not reserve that lane for particular vehicles, so, as a general rule, a 7,500 kg truck may also use it, unless a sign or express indication prohibits it. It must not be confused with the lane set up in the direction opposite to the usual one for traffic-flow reasons, which is limited to motorcycles and passenger cars (Article 41). Those driving on the shoulders and in the additional lane travel at a maximum speed of 80 km/h and a minimum of 60 km/h (or lower speeds if so signposted), with at least the low beam on, day and night.

When driving a truck with a maximum authorized mass of 7,500 kg, are you permitted, as a general rule, to drive in a temporary additional lane?

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