Topic: The road and its lanes · Nº 253 / 534

Si un tranvía circula por el centro de la calzada de doble sentido, lo adelantaremos...

If a tram is running along the centre of a two-way carriageway, we will overtake it...

  • APor la izquierda.On the left.
  • BPor la derecha.On the right.
  • CTanto por la izquierda como por la derecha.On either the left or the right.
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Correct answer

  • BPor la derecha.On the right.
Explanation

As a general rule, overtaking must be done on the left. In some cases, however, we must overtake on the right, for example trams running along the central part of a road with traffic in both directions, which is the situation in the question.

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