Regarding circulation on public roads, what are people with disabilities using a wheelchair allowed to do?

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According to General Traffic Regulations, people with disabilities moving in wheelchairs (motorized or not) are considered pedestrians. While their primary area is pedestrian zones, regulations allow them to move along the shoulder or, if lacking, the essential part of the roadway. The mandatory and fundamental condition for using the roadway or shoulder is that they must travel at walking speed. Traveling faster in pedestrian zones would endanger others, and traveling on the roadway like a standard vehicle is prohibited for this category of users.

Regarding circulation on public roads, what are people with disabilities using a wheelchair allowed to do?

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