Traffic rules & signs for heavy vehicles
Speed limits, following distance, overtaking, passing oncoming traffic, right of way, stopping and parking, and the signs and markings that particularly concern trucks and buses (weight, dimension and partial access bans, tunnels, dangerous goods).
- 56 questions in this topic
- Topic 5 of 16 in the course: Bus & Coach – supplementary theory cat. D and D1
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From the key facts
- Heavy motor vehicles, drawbar combinations and articulated vehicles: maximum 80 km/h, even where a higher speed is signed; buses on motorways/expressways 100 km/h (not articulated buses or service buses with standing places) – VRV Art. 5
- Outside built-up areas: heavy motor vehicles keep to the far right, keep at least 100 m between each other, and stop in lay-bys if necessary; sign 2.47 = minimum distance between heavy motor vehicles – VRV Art. 10 para. 3, SSV Art. 28
All key facts, the questions with explanations and the exam simulation are part of the course.
Sample questions from this topic
3 of 56 questions free to try. All questions with explanations and the exam simulation are part of the course.
Question 1: What minimum speed must motor vehicles be able and permitted to reach in order to be allowed on motorways and expressways?
- 100 km/h
- 60 km/h
- 80 km/h
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Correct answer: 80 km/h
Only motor vehicles that can and may reach at least 80 km/h are allowed on motorways and expressways; maintenance vehicles and exceptional vehicles and transports are exempt.
Legal reference: VRV Art. 35 para. 1
Question 2: What is the maximum speed on the motorway for a bus in public, licensed scheduled service with approved standing places?
- 120 km/h
- 80 km/h
- 100 km/h
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Correct answer: 80 km/h
The 100 km/h on motorways applies to buses, except articulated buses and buses in public, licensed scheduled service with approved standing places. For these, as heavy motor vehicles, 80 km/h applies.
Legal reference: VRV Art. 5 para. 1 let. a; VRV Art. 5 para. 2 let. a
Question 3: What minimum distance must drivers of heavy motor vehicles keep between each other outside built-up areas to make it easier for faster vehicles to overtake?
- 50 m
- 100 m
- 200 m
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Correct answer: 100 m
Outside built-up areas, drivers of heavy motor vehicles must make it reasonably easy for faster motor vehicles to overtake: keep to the far right, keep a distance of at least 100 m between each other and stop in lay-bys if necessary.
Legal reference: VRV Art. 10 para. 3
Legal references for this topic
The questions in this topic are based on these provisions:
- VRV Art. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 41, 41b
- SSV Art. 8, 19, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37, 42, 45, 47, 64, 73, 74, 79a
- SVG Art. 36, 41, 45
- VTS Art. 10, 11