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Division 2.3.3 Emergency exits allow tunnel users to leave the tunnel without their vehicles and reach a safe place in the event of an accident or a fire and also provide access on foot to the tunnel for emergency services. Examples of such emergency exits are:X1

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  • direct exits from the tunnel to the outside,

  • cross-connections between tunnel tubes,

  • exits to an emergency gallery,

  • shelters with an escape route separate from the tunnel tube.

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Substituted by Corrigendum to Directive 2004/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the trans-European road network (Official Journal of the European Union L 167 of 30 April 2004).