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An ordinary lorry, with no special transport operation or dangerous goods, travels on a conventional road outside a built-up area, with no specific limit differing from the general one. Without a reason justifying a lower speed, what is its general minimum speed?

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40 km/hour.

40 km/h: half the general 80 km/h maximum for this lorry on a conventional road. Article 49 permits lower speeds when traffic, vehicle or road circumstances prevent safely maintaining a higher speed, and in other specified cases. Justified reasons are not confined to breakdowns or emergencies. Do not accelerate to reach 40 km/h if safety requires slower travel; shoulder width does not change this calculation.

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  • 35 km/hour.

  • 45 km/hour.

  • 40 km/hour.

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