Topic: Speed and distances · Nº 138 / 961
Fuera de poblado, ¿qué separación lateral debe dejar una motocicleta al adelantar un camión?
Outside built-up areas, what side clearance must a motorcycle leave when overtaking a lorry?
- AUna distancia proporcional a la velocidad a la que circule.A distance in proportion to the speed it is travelling at.
- BUn espacio no inferior a 1,50 metros.A space of no less than 1.50 metres.
- CUna separación que considere segura en función de las circunstancias del momento.Whatever clearance it considers safe given the circumstances at the time.
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- BUn espacio no inferior a 1,50 metros.A space of no less than 1.50 metres.
Under Article 85.5 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), the driver of a two-wheeled vehicle overtaking any other vehicle outside a built-up area must leave a space of no less than 1.50 metres between them. Also, under Article 85.4 (as worded by RD 518/2026), when overtaking pedestrians, animals, animal-drawn vehicles, cyclists, mopeds or personal mobility vehicles, you must leave at least 1.5 metres, both in and outside built-up areas.
El conductor de un vehículo de dos ruedas que pretenda adelantar fuera de poblado a otro cualquiera lo hará de forma que entre aquél y las partes más salientes del vehículo que adelanta quede un espacio no inferior a 1,50 metros.Read the full rule
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