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Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 323 / 626

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Ante una avería, ¿cómo debe colocar el dispositivo de preseñalización de peligro?

If your vehicle breaks down, how should you place the hazard warning device?

  • AA 150 metros del vehículo inmovilizado.150 metres from the broken-down vehicle.
  • BA 100 metros del vehículo inmovilizado.100 metres from the broken-down vehicle.
  • CEn la parte más alta posible del vehículo inmovilizado garantizado su máxima visibilidad.On the highest possible point of the broken-down vehicle, to make it as visible as possible.
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  • CEn la parte más alta posible del vehículo inmovilizado garantizado su máxima visibilidad.On the highest possible point of the broken-down vehicle, to make it as visible as possible.
Explanation

Under Article 130.4 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), every driver must use the regulation hazard warning device. Since 1 January 2026 only the V-16 light is valid. It is amber-yellow and is placed on the highest possible point of the broken-down vehicle, to make it as visible as possible (Annex XI of the General Vehicle Regulations).

The rule · Real Decreto 159/2021, de 16 de marzo, por el que se regulan los servicios de auxilio en las vías públicas (señal V-16) · disposición transitoria primeraHasta el 1 de enero de 2026 se podrán seguir utilizando como señal V-16Read the full rule

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