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Topic: Driving safely in difficult conditions · Nº 49 / 247

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En caso de calzada helada...

If the carriageway is icy...

  • APara mejorar la adherencia podremos usar cadenas o ruedas con clavos.We may use chains or studded tyres to improve grip.
  • BNo podremos usar ruedas con clavos.We may not use studded tyres.
  • CNo podremos circular.We may not drive.
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Correct answer

  • APara mejorar la adherencia podremos usar cadenas o ruedas con clavos.We may use chains or studded tyres to improve grip.
Explanation

We can improve grip on ice or snow by using: snow chains; other approved devices, such as textile snow socks; winter tyres (MS), specially designed for snow and mud; studded tyres, whose studs must have rounded edges and stick out no more than two millimetres from the surface.

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