Topic: The road and its lanes · Nº 335 / 534
¿Está permitido que las bicicletas circulen en paralelo?
Are bicycles allowed to ride side by side?
- ASí, en columna de a dos, pero en hilera en tramos sin visibilidad o de noche.Yes, two abreast, but in single file on stretches without visibility or at night.
- BSí, siempre que mantengan entre ellas una separación de 1,5 metros.Yes, as long as they keep 1.5 metres apart.
- CNo, deben circular en hilera.No, they must ride in single file.
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- ASí, en columna de a dos, pero en hilera en tramos sin visibilidad o de noche.Yes, two abreast, but in single file on stretches without visibility or at night.
According to Article 36.2 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), as worded by RD 518/2026, cyclists may ride two abreast on the hard shoulder or, if there is none or it is not driveable, on the part of the carriageway that is strictly necessary, moving into single file on stretches without visibility, when they affect the flow of traffic, between sunset and sunrise, or when visibility is reduced.
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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