In Portuguese traffic regulations, on a steep incline where passing is impossible between two identical vehicles, which vehicle must reverse?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The vehicle traveling downhill must reverse up into a suitable passing space
- Step 1: Steep incline passing rules. Step 2. Under Article 33, on steep gradients between identical vehicles, the descending vehicle must reverse because reversing uphill is safer and easier than reversing downhill. Answer: The vehicle traveling downhill must reverse up or into a passing space. Why not the others: Uphill vehicles have harder restarts and blind rear descents; weight rules apply between different categories.
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