Topic: Manoeuvres · Nº 185 / 982

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¿Es necesario disminuir la velocidad para facilitar un adelantamiento?

Is it necessary to reduce speed to make overtaking easier?

  • ANo, nunca.No, never.
  • BNo, quien debe reducir la velocidad es quien conduce el vehículo que circula en sentido contrario.No, the one who must reduce speed is the driver of the oncoming vehicle.
  • CSí, para facilitar la vuelta del vehículo que avanza en el carril derecho si el adelantamiento se vuelve peligroso.Yes, to make it easier for the overtaking vehicle to return to the right-hand lane if the overtaking becomes dangerous.
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  • CSí, para facilitar la vuelta del vehículo que avanza en el carril derecho si el adelantamiento se vuelve peligroso.Yes, to make it easier for the overtaking vehicle to return to the right-hand lane if the overtaking becomes dangerous.
Explanation

When we are going to be overtaken, we are obliged to keep to the right-hand edge of the carriageway, without entering the hard shoulder, and we do not have to change our speed, although we must reduce it if a dangerous situation arises, unless the overtaking driver slows down, in which case we must make it easier for them to return to their lane. The driver of the vehicle being overtaken is prohibited from increasing speed or making manoeuvres that prevent or hinder the overtaking.

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