Does the visible sign presented in this situation indicate a traffic prohibition for vehicles, which their height (including load) exceeds 3.1 metres?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a street in a town; on the left there is a car park with cars and a police car, and ahead of you the road leads under a flyover; on the right there is a round sign with a red border and the number 3.1 m between two arrows - B-16 "no entry for vehicles more than 3.1 m high". It means that vehicles whose height, including the load, is more than 3.1 m are not allowed to travel. The answer is: yes.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign B-16 "no entry for vehicles higher than ... m" means that vehicles whose height (including the load) is more than the value shown on the sign are not allowed to travel. The sign is placed before flyovers, tunnels and gates with limited height. What counts is not the height of the car from the vehicle registration certificate, but its actual height together with everything on the roof: a roof rack, bicycles, a kayak or a load on a trailer. An ordinary passenger car is about 1.5 m high and will get through without a problem, but the driver of a camper van, a minibus with a roof box or a lorry must know the height of their vehicle. Driving in with a taller vehicle ends with the roof being torn off and the flyover being damaged, and the driver pays the costs.
Legal basis: § 20 para. 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals