Who can authorize the temporary use of VAO lanes by other vehicles for road safety or fluidity reasons?

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The correct answer is the traffic regulatory authority. Generally, VAO lanes are reserved for high-occupancy vehicles, motorcycles, and vehicles for people with reduced mobility. However, regulations state that, exceptionally, the authority responsible for traffic regulation (such as Traffic Officers or the DGT) may allow their temporary use by other vehicles. This occurs for justified reasons of road safety or fluidity, for example, to relieve congestion on the main road following an accident or during adverse weather conditions. Concession companies manage the road infrastructure but do not have the power to alter traffic regulations.

Who can authorize the temporary use of VAO lanes by other vehicles for road safety or fluidity reasons?

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