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Topic: The road and its lanes · Nº 46 / 534

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¿Los ciclomotores pueden circular en paralelo?

May mopeds ride side by side?

  • ANo, está prohibido en todo caso.No, it is prohibited in all cases.
  • BSí, cuando el arcén sea suficiente y transitable, sin invadir la calzada.Yes, when the hard shoulder is wide enough and passable, without going onto the carriageway.
  • CSí, siempre que no generen aglomeraciones de tráfico.Yes, as long as they do not cause traffic congestion.
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  • ANo, está prohibido en todo caso.No, it is prohibited in all cases.
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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