Topic: Duties of drivers and pedestrians · Nº 77 / 200

Al transitar fuera de poblado, ¿Cuál de las siguientes, se considera una conducta de riesgo por parte de los peatones?
Outside built-up areas, which of the following is considered risky behaviour by pedestrians?
- ATransitar por el arcén izquierdo, como norma general.Walking on the left-hand hard shoulder, as a general rule.
- BNo situarse o transitar en por la calzada o arcén de forma reglamentaria.Not keeping to or walking on the carriageway or hard shoulder in the way the rules require.
- CLlevar elementos reflectantes cuando transiten entre la puesta y la salida del sol.Wearing reflective items when walking between sunset and sunrise.
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Correct answer
- BNo situarse o transitar en por la calzada o arcén de forma reglamentaria.Not keeping to or walking on the carriageway or hard shoulder in the way the rules require.
Explanation
Outside built-up areas pedestrians must, as a general rule, walk on the left-hand hard shoulder, unless it is clearly safer to walk on the right. Not using the road in the required way is one of the main causes of pedestrians being hit outside built-up areas.
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