No overtaking for trucks over 3.5 t
Trucks weighing more than 3.5 tonnes when fully loaded cannot overtake, not even a motorbike. Cars, buses and vehicles under 3.5 tonnes can overtake.
Word: A pieno carico = the weight of the vehicle with all its load.
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The sign shown prohibits vehicles with a fully laden mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes not intended for the transport of persons from overtaking motor vehicles.
In the presence of the sign shown, a truck cannot overtake motor vehicles if its registration document indicates a total fully laden mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes.
The sign shown allows a truck with a fully laden mass below 3.5 tonnes to overtake an articulated lorry.
The sign shown allows a bus with a fully laden mass equal to 18 tonnes to overtake a road train.
In the presence of the sign shown, a car with a fully laden mass equal to 3 tonnes towing a trailer may overtake motor vehicles.
In the presence of the sign shown, a car may overtake a road train.
In the presence of the sign shown, a motorhome with a fully laden mass equal to 4 tonnes may carry out overtaking maneuvers.
In the presence of the sign shown, trucks with a fully laden mass exceeding 3.5 t are prohibited from overtaking a motorcycle.