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Topic: The road and its lanes · Nº 321 / 534

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Circulando por una carretera de dos sentidos y tres carriles, dos para mi sentido y uno para el contrario, ¿para qué se utilizará el carril central?

Driving on a two-way road with three lanes, two for my direction and one for the opposite direction, what is the centre lane used for?

  • AEl central para los vehículos más rápidos y el de la derecha para los vehículos lentos.The centre lane for faster vehicles and the right-hand lane for slow vehicles.
  • BPara adelantar.For overtaking.
  • CPara adelantar o cuando las circunstancias del tráfico o de la vía lo aconsejen.For overtaking or when traffic or road conditions make it advisable.
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  • CPara adelantar o cuando las circunstancias del tráfico o de la vía lo aconsejen.For overtaking or when traffic or road conditions make it advisable.
Explanation

You should normally drive in the right-hand lane. But when traffic or road conditions make it advisable, we may use the other lanes in our direction, as long as we do not obstruct other vehicles following us.

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