Hard shoulder or emergency refuge area

A hard shoulder or emergency refuge area is not part of the carriageway of the autoweg or motorway. Indeed, they are not intended for moving traffic.
Except in emergencies, road users are prohibited from using the refuge area, emergency lane or hard shoulder on a autoweg or motorway.

Drivers of motor vehicles with more than two wheels, who need to stop outside built-up areas, in a slip road or at a designated parking area or in a hard shoulder or refuge section must display rear and parking lights
both at night and during dull daytime conditions.

Stationary trailers outside built-up areas, in a slip road or at a designated parking bay or in a hard shoulder or refuge section must display rear and parking lights both at night and during dull daytime conditions.