Topic: The road and its lanes · Nº 285 / 534

¿Puede un ciclomotor circular por una autovía o autopista?

May a moped be ridden on a dual carriageway (autovía) or motorway (autopista)?

  • ANo.No.
  • BSí, por el carril de la derecha.Yes, in the right-hand lane.
  • CSí, por el arcén.Yes, on the hard shoulder.
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Correct answer

  • ANo.No.
Explanation

No. Mopeds are prohibited on motorways (autopistas) and dual carriageways (autovías), even on the hard shoulder (Article 38 of the General Traffic Regulations). Only bicycles ridden by people over 14 may use the hard shoulder of dual carriageways.

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