Topic: The road and its lanes · Nº 343 / 534
En una autovía con varios carriles por sentido y poco tráfico, por lo general, ¿está permitido mantenerse en el carril izquierdo?
On a dual carriageway (autovía) with several lanes in each direction and little traffic, are you generally allowed to stay in the left-hand lane?
- ASí, porque la vía no está saturada.Yes, because the road is not congested.
- BNo, debe cambiarse al carril de la derecha.No, you must move to the right-hand lane.
- CSí, si no entorpece la marcha de otros vehículos.Yes, if you do not hold up other vehicles.
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- BNo, debe cambiarse al carril de la derecha.No, you must move to the right-hand lane.
Outside built-up areas, on carriageways with several lanes in the same direction, you normally drive in the lane furthest to the right (Article 31.1 of the General Traffic Regulations). The others are only used when traffic or the road makes it advisable, for example to overtake, and without holding up those coming behind.
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