Panels and strips over 3.5 tonnes
Vehicles over 3.5 tonnes (trucks, trailers, semi-trailers) must have panels and strips that reflect light at the back and on the sides. The side strips are white or yellow, the rear ones red or yellow.
The panels warn of dangerous goods or loads that stick out.
Word: Retroriflettente = sends back the light from headlights.
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While travelling, lorries with a maximum laden mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes must be marked at the rear with retroreflective panels as shown in the figure.
While travelling, trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods with a maximum laden mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes must be marked at the rear with retroreflective panels as shown in the figure.
While travelling, lorries and trailers with a maximum laden mass exceeding 3.5 t must be marked with retroreflective rear and side strips.
The panel in the figure indicates the transport of dangerous goods.
The panel in the figure indicates the transport of protruding loads.
The retroreflective strips applied to the sides of some vehicles may be white or yellow in colour.
The retroreflective strips applied to the rear of some vehicles may be red or yellow in colour.
A driver who sees the panels in the figure is following a lorry with a laden mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes.