Topic: Speed and distances · Nº 398 / 961
¿Puede un turismo superar la velocidad máxima genérica en 20 km/h para adelantar?
Can a car exceed the general maximum speed by 20 km/h in order to overtake?
- ANo.No.
- BSí, en carreteras convencionales fuera del casco urbano.Yes, on conventional roads outside towns.
- CEn todas las vías, siempre que no lo prohíba la señalización.On all roads, as long as signs do not prohibit it.
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Correct answer
- ANo.No.
Explanation
No vehicle may exceed the maximum speed in order to overtake. Article 51 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), which allowed it to be exceeded by 20 km/h on conventional roads, was repealed by Law 18/2021 with effect from 21 March 2022.
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