If you are driving a truck with a Maximum Authorized Mass (MAM) of 3,000 kg on a motorway, what safety distance must you maintain with the vehicle ahead?

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The correct answer is the safety distance allowing you to stop without colliding. It is important to distinguish rules based on weight: a truck with 3,000 kg MAM is driven under a B license and follows the general rules for cars (mass equal to or less than 3,500 kg). Therefore, it is not obliged to maintain the specific 50-meter separation, which applies to vehicles over 3,500 kg MAM or over 10 meters in length on certain roads. On a motorway, since there are multiple lanes, you simply must maintain a prudent distance proportional to speed and road conditions to avoid rear-end collisions.

If you are driving a truck with a Maximum Authorized Mass (MAM) of 3,000 kg on a motorway, what safety distance must you maintain with the vehicle ahead?

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