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¿Se puede utilizar el teléfono móvil cuando el vehículo está detenido en un semáforo?

Can you use a mobile phone when the vehicle is stopped at traffic lights?

  • ASí, siempre que el vehículo esté detenido.Yes, as long as the vehicle is stopped.
  • BNo, a menos que se utilice un sistema "manos libres".No, unless you use a hands-free system.
  • CSí, pero solo en vías interurbanas y a baja velocidad.Yes, but only on interurban roads and at low speed.
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Correct answer

  • BNo, a menos que se utilice un sistema "manos libres".No, unless you use a hands-free system.
Explanation

Even when the vehicle is stopped at traffic lights, it is still part of the traffic flow, because it has not been brought to a standstill out of the traffic. So using a mobile phone is still prohibited, unless you use a hands-free system. The rules prohibit using a mobile phone while you are on the road in traffic, even if the vehicle is not moving.

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