Topic: Right of way · Nº 178 / 403

Si en un estrechamiento se encuentran por un lado un vehículo de tracción animal y por el otro un turismo, ¿cuál de los dos tendrá prioridad de paso?

If an animal-drawn vehicle on one side and a car on the other meet at a narrowing, which of the two has right of way?

  • AEl turismo, por tener mayor facilidad de paso.The car, because it can get through more easily.
  • BEl vehículo de tracción animal, por ser el que tiene mayor dificultad de paso.The animal-drawn vehicle, because it has more difficulty getting through.
  • CEl vehículo que tenga que recorrer mayor distancia hacia atrás.The vehicle that would have to reverse a longer distance.
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Correct answer

  • BEl vehículo de tracción animal, por ser el que tiene mayor dificultad de paso.The animal-drawn vehicle, because it has more difficulty getting through.
Explanation

If there is no sign regulating who goes first and we do not know which vehicle entered first, the vehicle that has more difficulty manoeuvring has right of way.

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