Topic: The road and its lanes · Nº 85 / 534
¿Pueden los ciclomotores circular por el arcén en parejas?
Can mopeds ride side by side on the hard shoulder?
- ASí, solo cuando el arcén esté transitable y tenga suficiente ancho.Yes, only when the hard shoulder is driveable and wide enough.
- BNo, nunca.No, never.
- CSí, siempre.Yes, always.
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Correct answer
- BNo, nunca.No, never.
Explanation
According to Article 36.2 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), as worded by RD 518/2026, vehicles that are required to use the hard shoulder, including mopeds, are not allowed to ride side by side. Only bicycles may ride two abreast; the old exception that allowed mopeds to ride two abreast on the hard shoulder no longer exists.
The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 36.2 (redacción del RD 518/2026)
Se prohíbe que los conductores de los vehículos enumerados en el párrafo primero del apartado anterior circulen en posición paralela.Read the full rule
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