Topic: Carrying passengers and loads · Nº 248 / 574
¿Puede la carga de un vehículo arrastrar sobre la calzada?
May a vehicle's load drag along the carriageway?
- AÚnicamente cuando sean camiones los que la carguenOnly when it is carried by lorries
- BSí, siempre que no supere los tres metros fuera del vehículoYes, as long as it does not stick out more than three metres from the vehicle
- CNo, está totalmente prohibidoNo, it is completely forbidden
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Correct answer
- CNo, está totalmente prohibidoNo, it is completely forbidden
Explanation
The load must be placed and secured so that it cannot drag, fall completely or partly, or move dangerously (Article 14.1 of the General Traffic Regulations). A dragging load is forbidden in all cases, whatever the vehicle or however far it sticks out.
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