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Topic: The road and its lanes · Nº 120 / 534

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¿Pueden unos peatones hacer autostop en una autovía?

May pedestrians hitchhike on a dual carriageway (autovía)?

  • ASí, en todo caso extremando las precauciones.Yes, in all cases taking extreme care.
  • BSí, pero solo en las explanadas de las estaciones de peaje.Yes, but only in the open areas at toll stations.
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Under Article 125.1 of the General Traffic Regulations (as worded by RD 518/2026), pedestrians may not travel on motorways (autopistas) or dual carriageways (autovías), except in the cases in Article 130, and may not ask for lifts on any stretch of them, including the open areas at toll stations.

The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 125.1 (redacción del RD 518/2026)no podrán hacer peticiones de pasaje en ningún tramo de ellas, incluidas las explanadas de estaciones de peaje.Read the full rule

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