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Topic: Vehicle lights and horn · Nº 66 / 839

¿Está permitido usar las luces largas al circular por una travesía?

Are you allowed to use main beam when driving through a travesía (stretch of road through a town)?

  • ANo.No.
  • BSí, en travesías con poca iluminación.Yes, in poorly lit travesías.
  • CSolo si se circula a una velocidad superior a 40 km/h.Only if you are driving faster than 40 km/h.
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Correct answer

  • ANo.No.
Explanation

A travesía is a stretch of road inside a built-up area, and in built-up areas you drive with dipped headlights even if the road is not well enough lit (Article 101.1 of the General Traffic Regulations). Main beam is for outside built-up areas at more than 40 km/h.

The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 101.1Igualmente, llevará encendido dicho alumbrado en los poblados, cuando la vía esté insuficientemente iluminada.Read the full rule

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