Topic: Traffic signs, markings and signals · Nº 287 / 1397
Si el semáforo está en rojo, ¿dónde debe detenerse?
If the traffic light is red, where must you stop?
- AAnte la línea de detención, sin rebasarla.At the stop line, without crossing it.
- BJunto al semáforo.Next to the traffic light.
- CInmediatamente antes de la intersección, aunque rebase la línea de detención.Immediately before the junction, even if you go past the stop line.
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Correct answer
- AAnte la línea de detención, sin rebasarla.At the stop line, without crossing it.
Explanation
Under section 4.2 of Annex I of the RGC, while the red light is on, vehicles must not go past the traffic light or, if there is one, the nearest stop line before it. You must stop at that line, without entering the pedestrian crossing.
The rule · Real Decreto 465/2025, de 10 de junio, por el que se modifica el Reglamento General de Circulación en materia de señalización de tráfico · Anexo I, 4.2.a
los vehículos no deben rebasar el semáforo ni, siRead the full rule
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