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Topic: Duties of drivers and pedestrians · Nº 121 / 200

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¿Una persona en silla de ruedas con motor podrá circular por el arcén de esta vía?

Can a person in a motorised wheelchair travel on the hard shoulder of this road?

  • ANo, en vías fuera de poblado no podrán circular las sillas de ruedas.No, wheelchairs may not travel on roads outside built-up areas.
  • BSí, debiendo circular obligatoriamente por el arcén cuando éste sea transitable.Yes, and they must use the hard shoulder when it is driveable.
  • CSí, pudiendo circular indistintamente por la calzada o el arcén.Yes, and they may use either the carriageway or the hard shoulder.
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  • BSí, debiendo circular obligatoriamente por el arcén cuando éste sea transitable.Yes, and they must use the hard shoulder when it is driveable.
Explanation

On roads outside built-up areas that have a driveable hard shoulder, pedestrians must use that hard shoulder. A person in a wheelchair is considered a pedestrian, so they must also use the hard shoulder.

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