Topic: Manoeuvres · Nº 429 / 982

¿Puede adelantar un ciclomotor que circula por el arcén a un vehículo de tracción animal?

May a moped riding on the hard shoulder overtake an animal-drawn vehicle?

  • ANo, ya que está prohibido.No, because it is prohibited.
  • BSolamente en caso de que el adelantamiento no superare el tiempo de 10 segundos, y la distancia necesaria para efectuarlo no supere los 100 metros.Only if the overtaking does not take more than 10 seconds and the distance needed to do it does not exceed 100 metres.
  • CSolamente en caso de que el adelantamiento no superare el tiempo de 15 segundos, y la distancia necesaria para efectuarlo no supere los 200 metros.Only if the overtaking does not take more than 15 seconds and the distance needed to do it does not exceed 200 metres.
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  • CSolamente en caso de que el adelantamiento no superare el tiempo de 15 segundos, y la distancia necesaria para efectuarlo no supere los 200 metros.Only if the overtaking does not take more than 15 seconds and the distance needed to do it does not exceed 200 metres.
Explanation

Riders of mopeds and other vehicles that must use the hard shoulder, except bicycles, may not overtake another vehicle if travelling side by side lasts more than 15 seconds or the distance covered in that position exceeds 200 metres (Article 36.5 of the RGC).

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