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An ordinary lorry with MAM of 4,000 kg, not carrying dangerous goods, uses a paved conventional road outside built-up areas, with one lane each way and a 1.40 m shoulder. No sign imposes a lower limit. What is its general maximum speed?

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At 80 kilometres per hour.

80 km/h. The current general conventional-road lorry limit does not depend on whether the shoulder is 1.40 m wide or reaches a particular width. Dangerous-goods transport reduces the applicable limit by 10 km/h and is excluded here. Overtaking does not permit exceeding the maximum. Observe lower posted limits and adapt speed to visibility, grip, traffic and road conditions.

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