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Topic: Manoeuvres · Nº 273 / 982

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¿Puede un ciclomotor que circula por el arcén, adelantar a un tractor, invadiendo la calzada?

Can a moped travelling on the hard shoulder overtake a tractor by moving onto the carriageway?

  • ANo, ya que está obligado a circular por el arcén, cuando exista y sea transitable.No, because it is obliged to use the hard shoulder when there is one and it is usable.
  • BSi, esta es una situación en la que puede circular por la calzada.Yes, this is a situation in which it can use the carriageway.
  • CSi, cuando las demás circunstancias lo permitan y la maniobra no dure más de 15 segundos o 200 m recorridos.Yes, when other circumstances allow it and the manoeuvre does not last more than 15 seconds or cover more than 200 m.
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  • CSi, cuando las demás circunstancias lo permitan y la maniobra no dure más de 15 segundos o 200 m recorridos.Yes, when other circumstances allow it and the manoeuvre does not last more than 15 seconds or cover more than 200 m.
Explanation

The driver of any of the vehicles obliged to use the hard shoulder, except bicycles, may not overtake another if travelling side by side lasts more than 15 seconds or covers more than 200 metres.

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