Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 132 / 626
Si por un accidente, una avería o por malestar tuviéramos que detener el vehículo en una autopista o autovía, ¿pueden los ocupantes del vehículo caminar por la calzada para pedir ayuda en el poste de socorro más cercano?
If an accident, a breakdown or feeling unwell forced you to stop your vehicle on a motorway (autopista) or dual carriageway (autovía), may the occupants walk along the carriageway to ask for help at the nearest SOS post?
- ANo, en ningún caso.No, never.
- BSí, con el chaleco reflectante obligatorio.Yes, wearing the compulsory reflective vest.
- CSí, pero solo los adultos.Yes, but only adults.
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- ANo, en ningún caso.No, never.
Under Article 125.1 of the General Traffic Regulations (as worded by Royal Decree 518/2026), pedestrians may not walk on motorways or dual carriageways, except in the cases in Article 130. That article only allows the occupants to go to a safe place off the road, without walking or staying in the lanes or on the hard shoulders. So they may not walk along the carriageway, not even to an SOS post.
Los peatones no podrán circular por autopistas ni autovías, salvo en los casos y condiciones que se determinan en el artículo 130Read the full rule
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