May a heavy vehicle use the hard shoulder if it is going to be overtaken and the carriageway is not wide enough?
Overtaking
Explanation
A **heavy vehicle** can occupy the **shoulder** if it is going to be overtaken and the roadway is not wide enough. This is because, although certain vehicles must normally travel on the shoulder, in situations where the roadway is not wide enough to allow a safe overtaking, the heavy vehicle can use the shoulder to facilitate the passage of the vehicle overtaking it.
- The **shoulder** is a part of the road that, in the absence of a sufficiently wide roadway, can be used by heavy vehicles to facilitate overtaking.
- This maneuver is important to ensure the **safety** and **flow** of traffic, allowing faster vehicles to overtake without risk.
Therefore, in these circumstances, it is correct for a heavy vehicle to occupy the shoulder to be overtaken.
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