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Use the carriageway at whose entrance the sign stands.
Use the carriageway at whose entrance it stands. R-406 applies to all lorries, tractor units and vans regardless of mass. A displayed tonnage figure restricts the obligation to vehicles or combinations whose MAM exceeds that figure.
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Use the carriageway at whose entrance the sign stands.
Leave that carriageway compulsorily.
Freely choose another carriageway because the sign only gives information.
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