Topic: Carrying passengers and loads · Nº 185 / 574

¿Pueden circular, por la vía pública, las motocicletas arrastrando un remolque?

May motorcycles tow a trailer on public roads?

  • ANo.No.
  • BSí, siempre que no vayan personas en el remolque.Yes, provided no people are carried in the trailer.
  • CSí, siempre que no vayan personas en el remolque y su masa no supere el 50 % de la masa en vacío de la motocicleta.Yes, provided no people are carried in the trailer and its mass does not exceed 50% of the motorcycle's unladen mass.
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  • CSí, siempre que no vayan personas en el remolque y su masa no supere el 50 % de la masa en vacío de la motocicleta.Yes, provided no people are carried in the trailer and its mass does not exceed 50% of the motorcycle's unladen mass.
Explanation

Under Article 12.3 of the RGC, a motorcycle may tow a trailer whose mass does not exceed 50% of its unladen mass, with no people carried in it, travelling by day in good visibility and at a speed 10% lower than the general limit.

The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 12.3siempre que no superen el 50 por ciento de la masa en vacío del vehículo tractorRead the full rule

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