Topic: The road and its lanes · Nº 316 / 534

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¿Las bicicletas podrán circular en posición paralela?

May bicycles ride next to each other?

  • ANo, en ningún caso.No, never.
  • BSí, pero únicamente por el arcén.Yes, but only on the hard shoulder.
  • CSí, tanto por la calzada como por el arcén.Yes, both on the carriageway and on the hard shoulder.
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  • CSí, tanto por la calzada como por el arcén.Yes, both on the carriageway and on the hard shoulder.
Explanation

Under Article 36.2 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC) (as worded by RD 518/2026), bicycles may ride two abreast on the hard shoulder and, if there is none or it is not passable and wide enough, on the part of the carriageway that is strictly necessary. They must ride in single file on stretches without visibility, when they affect the flow of traffic, between sunset and sunrise, or in conditions that noticeably reduce visibility.

The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 36.2 (redacción del RD 518/2026)deberán colocarse en hilera en los tramos sin visibilidad, cuando afecten a la fluidez de la circulación, o cuando circulen entre el ocaso y la salida del solRead the full rule

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