A mixed-use vehicle in which only the driver is travelling, can it, in any case, drive in a HOV lane?
A)No, because it must be occupied by the minimum number of people set.
B)Yes, if the driver is a novice.
C)Yes, if the vehicle displays the disabled sign.Correct
As a general rule, the BUS-HOV lane may be used by two- or three-wheeled motorcycles, passenger cars, buses with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3,500 kilograms, articulated buses and adaptable mixed-use vehicles with the number of occupants set for each section.
All other vehicles and combinations of vehicles, including passenger cars with a trailer, cycles and mopeds, are prohibited from circulating.
However, they may also be used, even if only occupied by the driver, by:
-The authorised types of vehicles if they display the V-15 sign (reduced mobility distinctive).
-By two- or three-wheeled motorcycles.
-By buses with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3,500 kilograms and articulated buses.
-By vehicles classified as taxis according to the criterion of use in Annex II of the General Vehicle Regulations, which have an external luminous module and a valid taxi licence.
-By police, fire-fighting, civil protection and rescue and health assistance vehicles in emergency service, the maintenance teams of the facilities and infrastructure of the road.
-By passenger cars with the V-25 environmental distinctive sign classified in the Vehicle Registry of the Autonomous Body Central Traffic Headquarters as «0 emissions».
-By passenger cars with the V-25 environmental distinctive sign classified in the Vehicle Registry of the Autonomous Body Central Traffic Headquarters as «ECO», «C» or «B», only when the variable message panels at the entrance to the HOV lanes so indicate.
All other vehicles and combinations of vehicles, including passenger cars with a trailer, cycles and mopeds, are prohibited from circulating.
However, they may also be used, even if only occupied by the driver, by:
-The authorised types of vehicles if they display the V-15 sign (reduced mobility distinctive).
-By two- or three-wheeled motorcycles.
-By buses with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3,500 kilograms and articulated buses.
-By vehicles classified as taxis according to the criterion of use in Annex II of the General Vehicle Regulations, which have an external luminous module and a valid taxi licence.
-By police, fire-fighting, civil protection and rescue and health assistance vehicles in emergency service, the maintenance teams of the facilities and infrastructure of the road.
-By passenger cars with the V-25 environmental distinctive sign classified in the Vehicle Registry of the Autonomous Body Central Traffic Headquarters as «0 emissions».
-By passenger cars with the V-25 environmental distinctive sign classified in the Vehicle Registry of the Autonomous Body Central Traffic Headquarters as «ECO», «C» or «B», only when the variable message panels at the entrance to the HOV lanes so indicate.