Topic: Duties of drivers and pedestrians · Nº 48 / 200
¿Bajo qué circunstancias se permite que un peatón transite por la derecha en una carretera convencional?
In what circumstances may a pedestrian walk on the right-hand side of a conventional road?
- AEn cualquier situación, ya que no hay restricciones.In any situation, because there are no restrictions.
- BSolamente cuando hay tráfico intenso por la izquierda.Only when there is heavy traffic on the left.
- CCuando existan razones de seguridad que así lo justifiquen.When there are safety reasons that justify it.
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- CCuando existan razones de seguridad que así lo justifiquen.When there are safety reasons that justify it.
According to Article 122.1 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), as worded by Royal Decree 518/2026, when there is no usable pedestrian area, pedestrians walk on the left-hand hard shoulder or, if there is none, on the carriageway. They may walk on the right-hand side only in exceptional cases, when there are safety reasons that justify it. Walking on the left, they can see approaching vehicles coming towards them.
Excepcionalmente, los peatones podrán circular por el lado derecho en el sentido de su marcha cuando existan razones de seguridad que así lo justifiquen.Read the full rule
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