You are driving a combination of vehicles whose total length is 11 metres. Are you allowed to drive into the petrol station beyond this sign?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo, before the entrance to a petrol station, there is sign B-17 "no entry for vehicles over 10 m long" with the figure of a lorry and the inscription "10m". A vehicle combination with a total length of 11 m exceeds this limit, so you cannot drive in. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals says that B-17 means no traffic of vehicles or vehicle combinations whose length, also with the load, exceeds the value shown on the sign. The limit results from the layout of the entrance: a longer combination would not fit in the bend between the fuel pumps or would block the exit. The sign also matters for a passenger car with a trailer - you count the length of the whole combination, not just the car.
Legal basis: § 20 para. 3 of the Regulation on road signs and signals