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Topic: Traffic signs, markings and signals · Nº 167 / 1397

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¿Por qué reciben ese nombre los elementos de señalización circunstancial?

Why do circumstantial signalling elements have that name?

  • APorque modifican el régimen normal de uso de la víaBecause they change the normal use of the road.
  • BPorque solo se utilizan en circunstancias atmosféricas adversasBecause they are only used in bad weather.
  • CPorque solo se encuentran en travesías y glorietasBecause they are only found on travesías (stretches of road through a town) and roundabouts.
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  • APorque modifican el régimen normal de uso de la víaBecause they change the normal use of the road.
Explanation

Under Articles 133.1.b and 142.1 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), circumstantial signalling changes the normal use of the road to adapt traffic to changing circumstances, such as roadworks, accidents, congestion or road closures.

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