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¿Está permitido adelantar en un paso para peatones señalizado?

Is overtaking permitted at a marked pedestrian crossing?

  • ANo, está prohibido.No, it is prohibited.
  • BSí, siempre que se circule a mayor velocidad que el vehículo adelantado.Yes, as long as you are going faster than the vehicle being overtaken.
  • CSí, a velocidad tan reducida que permita detenerse a tiempo en caso de peligro de atropello.Yes, at a speed low enough to stop in time if there is a risk of hitting a pedestrian.
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Correct answer

  • ANo, está prohibido.No, it is prohibited.
Explanation

Under Article 87.1.b of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), as worded by RD 518/2026, overtaking is prohibited at and near marked pedestrian crossings; the exception that allowed overtaking at very low speed has been removed.

The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 87.1.b (redacción del RD 518/2026)En los pasos para peatones señalizados como tales, en las intersecciones con vías para ciclistas y en los pasos a nivel, y en sus proximidades.Read the full rule

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