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The invention relates to a self-propelled device for milling road surfaces with a vertically adjustable chassis (1), which carrieS" a steerable travelling mechanism with at least one steering wheel and a rear pair of wheels (2) with individual wheel drives (14) and a drive unit (3) for them and for driving a milling unit (5) which is coupled to the drive unit (3) and comprises a milling roller (7) which extends transversely to the travelling direction, has a width smaller than the width of the device and is arranged off-centre with respect to the device, the traction of at least one wheel (2) being modified in a way corresponding to at least partial compensation for the moment acting about the vertical axis (10) of the device during milling.