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Vehicles required to travel on the hard shoulder, such as special vehicles, may not overtake another vehicle if the time for which the two vehicles travelling alongside each other exceeds 15 seconds or the distance covered in that manner exceeds 200 metres.
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Motorway
Top-grade public road with separated carriageways, no direct property access, restricted to motor vehicles.
Hard shoulder
Longitudinal strip of the road outside and alongside the carriageway. It is not an ordinary lane, and its use depends on the vehicle, road and signs.
Overtaking
Manoeuvre of passing another vehicle going the same direction, temporarily using the opposing lane or a free lane.
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