Topic: Carrying passengers and loads · Nº 31 / 574

¿Cómo debe sentarse un pasajero en una motocicleta?
How must a passenger sit on a motorcycle?
- ADe cualquier maneras siempre que vaya cómodo.In any way, as long as they are comfortable.
- BA horcajadas y con los pies apoyados en los reposapiés laterales, sólo cuando circule por vías urbanas.Astride, with the feet on the side footrests, only when riding on roads in built-up areas.
- CA horcajadas y con los pies apoyados en los reposapiés laterales, tanto dentro como fuera de poblado.Astride, with the feet on the side footrests, both inside and outside built-up areas.
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- CA horcajadas y con los pies apoyados en los reposapiés laterales, tanto dentro como fuera de poblado.Astride, with the feet on the side footrests, both inside and outside built-up areas.
Explanation
Article 12.1 of the General Traffic Regulations requires a motorcycle passenger to sit astride, with the feet on the side footrests, on the seat behind the rider. The rule applies on all types of road, inside and outside built-up areas.
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