Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 177 / 626

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Si un vehículo realiza una detención por avería en el arcén de la vía, ¿cómo lo señalizará?

If a vehicle stops on the hard shoulder because of a breakdown, how will it be signalled?

  • ANo lo señalizará porque no está en la calzada.It will not be signalled, because it is not on the carriageway.
  • BCon las luces de posición solamente.With the sidelights only.
  • CCon las luces de emergencia.With the hazard warning lights.
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  • CCon las luces de emergencia.With the hazard warning lights.
Explanation

If a vehicle is immobilised on a public road because of a breakdown, on the carriageway or on the hard shoulder, it must be signalled with the hazard warning lights and also with the hazard warning device, by day and by night. At night, also switch on the sidelights. The V-16 hazard warning device is an approved amber-yellow light with geolocation. It runs on its own power supply (batteries). It must be placed on the highest point of the broken-down vehicle, to make it as visible as possible. Today the V-16 is the only legal way to signal a broken-down vehicle or an obstacle on the road. Warning triangles are no longer used.

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