Topic: Manoeuvres · Nº 161 / 982
En una vía con un carril para cada sentido de la circulación, un vehículo inmovilizado debido a una avería ocupa la calzada de su carril de circulación en un tramo de vía en el que está prohibido el adelantamiento. Los conductores que circulen por su mismo carril, ¿podrán ocupar totalmente la parte de la calzada reservada al sentido contrario para rebasarle?
On a road with one lane in each direction, a vehicle immobilised because of a breakdown is occupying its lane on a stretch of road where overtaking is prohibited. Can drivers in the same lane fully occupy the part of the carriageway reserved for the opposite direction to pass it?
- ASí, después de cerciorarse de que se puede realizar la maniobra sin peligro.Yes, after making sure that the manoeuvre can be done without danger.
- BNo, ya que está prohibido el adelantamiento.No, because overtaking is prohibited.
- CSí, pero solo si un agente de tráfico se encuentra en el lugar regulando el paso de vehículos.Yes, but only if a traffic officer is there directing traffic.
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- ASí, después de cerciorarse de que se puede realizar la maniobra sin peligro.Yes, after making sure that the manoeuvre can be done without danger.
Under Article 88 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), an immobilised vehicle occupying the lane may be passed even where overtaking is prohibited, by occupying the opposite direction after checking that there is no danger. Since October 2026, you must leave 1.5 metres and reduce your speed by at least 20 km/h.
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