Topic: The road and its lanes · Nº 160 / 534
Si debido a una emergencia, un conductor se ve obligado a inmovilizar su vehículo en una autopista, ¿puede hacerlo en la mediana?
If, because of an emergency, a driver is forced to stop their vehicle on a motorway (autopista), may they leave it in the central reservation?
- ANo, en ningún caso se debe dejar inmovilizado el vehículo en la mediana.No, a vehicle must never be left stopped in the central reservation.
- BSolo si fuera preciso y de forma excepcional para no obstaculizar la circulación.Only if necessary and as an exception, so as not to obstruct traffic.
- CNo; siempre se debe dejar inmovilizado el vehículo en el arcén derechoNo; the vehicle must always be left stopped on the right-hand hard shoulder.
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- BSolo si fuera preciso y de forma excepcional para no obstaculizar la circulación.Only if necessary and as an exception, so as not to obstruct traffic.
Explanation
The general rule is to move the vehicle onto the right-hand hard shoulder, but in an emergency it is allowed, as an exception, to stop it in the central reservation if this is essential and it avoids obstructing traffic.
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