Topic: Speed and distances · Nº 97 / 961
En caso de circular a velocidad anormalmente reducida, perturbando con ello gravemente la circulación, ¿podrá circular por el arcén si arrastra un remolque de más de 3.500 kg de MMA?
If you are driving at an abnormally low speed and seriously disrupting traffic as a result, may you drive on the hard shoulder if you are towing a trailer with a MAM of more than 3,500 kg?
- ASí, si lleva encendida la señal de emergencia.Yes, if the hazard warning lights are on.
- BSí, si el arcén es transitable.Yes, if the hard shoulder is usable.
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Under Article 36.1 of the General Traffic Regulations (as worded by RD 518/2026), only vehicles with a maximum authorised mass of no more than 3,500 kg may use the hard shoulder when driving at an abnormally low speed because of an emergency; with a trailer of more than 3,500 kg you may not.
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