Topic: Speed and distances · Nº 316 / 961
Con su turismo, usted va a realizar un adelantamiento permitido a un ciclista que circula fuera de poblado por una calzada con un carril para cada sentido. ¿Es suficiente dejarle una separación lateral de 1,50 metros?
In your car, you are going to make a permitted overtaking manoeuvre past a cyclist riding outside a built-up area on a carriageway with one lane in each direction. Is it enough to leave a lateral distance of 1.50 metres?
- ASí, es suficiente.Yes, it is enough.
- BSí, pero solamente cuando esté prohibido adelantar.Yes, but only when overtaking is prohibited.
- CNo, deberá invadir, además, parte o la totalidad del carril de sentido contrario.No, you must also move into part or all of the lane for the opposite direction.
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- CNo, deberá invadir, además, parte o la totalidad del carril de sentido contrario.No, you must also move into part or all of the lane for the opposite direction.
Under Article 85.4 of the General Traffic Regulations (as worded by RD 518/2026), to overtake a cyclist you must occupy part or all of the adjacent or opposite lane, keeping a safety gap of at least 1.5 metres. In addition, outside built-up areas you must reduce your speed by at least 20 km/h below the road's limit before and throughout the manoeuvre.
debe efectuarlo ocupando parte o la totalidad del carril contiguo o contrario, en su caso, de la calzada y guardando una anchura de seguridad de, al menos, 1,5 metrosRead the full rule
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