In this situation, are you allowed to stop the vehicle at the shoulder?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video we are driving outside a built-up area on a roadway with two lanes separated by a double solid line; along the right edge there is a solid edge line (with a short broken section at an exit), and beyond it a shoulder. In this situation you must not stop the vehicle on the shoulder - the answer is NO.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits stopping a vehicle on the roadway and on the shoulder next to a solid line marking the edge of the roadway. So a solid edge line means that stopping is prohibited both on the roadway and on the shoulder next to it, even when the shoulder is paved. For drivers of motor vehicles, such as a light quadricycle, it also means that driving onto the shoulder is prohibited. If you have to stop, you look for a place where the edge line is broken or where there is no edge line, or you drive into a car park. If you are forced to stop by a breakdown or an accident, you mark the vehicle as required by the rules.
Legal basis: Art. 49 para. 1 point 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 86 para. 8 of the Regulation on road signs and signals