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S-51a Lane reserved for specific types of vehicles

S-51a

Lane reserved for specific types of vehicles

Indicates a lane intended exclusively for one or more specific types of vehicles (buses, motorcycles, three-wheeled vehicles treated as motorcycles, taxis, cycles, etc.). The sign includes the pictogram of the authorized vehicle type or types. On sections where the longitudinal marking that delimits the lane is a broken line, other vehicles may use it solely to perform maneuvers other than stopping, parking, U-turns, or passing, always yielding to the vehicles authorized to use this lane.

Category: Lane signs

Source: General Traffic Regulations (RD 1428/2003), Annex I; designs per the official sign catalog (RD 465/2025)

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