Topic: Traffic signs, markings and signals · Nº 734 / 1397

¿Qué significa una línea discontinua con trazos muy juntos?

What does a broken line with dashes very close together mean?

  • AIndica que hay un carril para vehículos lentos.It indicates a lane for slow vehicles.
  • BIndica la cercanía de un tramo peligroso.It indicates that a dangerous stretch is coming up.
  • CIndica la presencia de un carril especial.It indicates a special lane.
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Correct answer

  • BIndica la cercanía de un tramo peligroso.It indicates that a dangerous stretch is coming up.
Explanation

Under the road-marking catalogue in Annex I of the RGC, a broken longitudinal line with longer dashes and shorter gaps is an advance warning: it announces that a solid line or a stretch of road with a particular risk is coming up.

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