Topic: The road and its lanes · Nº 23 / 534
¿Los ciclomotores podrán circular por el arcén en columna de a dos?
May mopeds ride two abreast on the hard shoulder?
- ANo, está prohibido que circulen en posición paralela.No, they are not allowed to ride side by side.
- BSí, excepcionalmente, cuando el arcén sea transitable y suficiente.Yes, exceptionally, when the hard shoulder is passable and wide enough.
- CSí, siempre que no invadan la calzada.Yes, as long as they do not go onto the carriageway.
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Correct answer
- ANo, está prohibido que circulen en posición paralela.No, they are not allowed to ride side by side.
Explanation
Under Article 36.2 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC) (as worded by RD 518/2026), vehicles that are required to use the hard shoulder, including mopeds, are not allowed to ride side by side. Only bicycles may ride two abreast; the old exception that allowed mopeds to ride two abreast on the hard shoulder no longer exists.
The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 36.2 (redacción del RD 518/2026)
Se prohíbe que los conductores de los vehículos enumerados en el párrafo primero del apartado anterior circulen en posición paralela.Read the full rule
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