An ordinary lorry and a motorcycle with sidecar arrive simultaneously at a narrow passage where they cannot pass and one must reverse. There are no signs, instructions or steep gradient. Which has priority?

Correct answer

The lorry you are driving.

The lorry, which ranks before motorcycles with sidecars under Article 62(1). A sidecar or difficulty reversing does not reverse that order between these categories. Greater reversing distance applies to vehicles of the same type or unlisted cases. Simultaneous arrival and the absence of instructions, signs and a steep gradient are specified so the general order applies. Special vehicles exceeding regulatory mass or dimension limits must not be confused with those within them.