Topic: Duties of drivers and pedestrians · Nº 23 / 200
¿Cuándo se permite que un peatón vaya por la derecha en una carretera convencional?
When is a pedestrian allowed to walk on the right on a conventional road?
- AEn cualquier caso, no existen restricciones.In any case; there are no restrictions.
- BSolo cuando hay mucho tráfico en el lado izquierdo.Only when there is a lot of traffic on the left-hand side.
- CCuando existan razones de seguridad que así lo justifiquen.When there are safety reasons that justify it.
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- CCuando existan razones de seguridad que así lo justifiquen.When there are safety reasons that justify it.
Explanation
Under Article 122.1 of the General Traffic Regulations (as worded by RD 518/2026), when there is no usable pedestrian area pedestrians walk on the left-hand hard shoulder or, if there is none, on the carriageway, and only exceptionally on the right-hand side when there are safety reasons that justify it.
The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 122.1 (redacción del RD 518/2026)
Excepcionalmente, los peatones podrán circular por el lado derecho en el sentido de su marcha cuando existan razones de seguridad que así lo justifiquen.Read the full rule
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