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When leaving and occupying the carriageway or shoulder of an interurban road.
When leaving and occupying the carriageway or shoulder of an interurban road. The vest must meet personal protective equipment requirements for high visibility. This is not limited to motorways and dual carriageways or to the carriageway: the shoulder is included. Article 118(4)’s obligation does not depend on the bus’s weight or on it being night.
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When leaving and occupying the carriageway or shoulder of an interurban road.
Only on a motorway carriageway, never its shoulder.
Only at night if the bus weighs over 3,500 kg.
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Dual carriageway
Fast road with separated carriageways per direction and at least two lanes each way, no at-grade intersections.
Motorway
Top-grade public road with separated carriageways, no direct property access, restricted to motor vehicles.
Interurban road
Any public road outside a built-up area. Its opposite is the urban road, which runs inside a built-up area except for through-roads.
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