ESENRU

Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 413 / 626

Question picture

Al inmovilizar un turismo por emergencia, ¿es obligatorio colocar el dispositivo de preseñalización de peligro?

When a car is immobilised because of an emergency, is it compulsory to place the hazard warning device?

  • ANo, basta con encender la señal de emergencia.No, switching on the hazard warning lights is enough.
  • BSí, en la parte más alta posible del vehículo inmovilizado garantizado su máxima visibilidad.Yes, on the highest possible point of the immobilised vehicle, to make it as visible as possible.
  • CSí, siempre por delante del vehículo inmovilizado.Yes, always in front of the immobilised vehicle.
Show answer

Correct answer

  • BSí, en la parte más alta posible del vehículo inmovilizado garantizado su máxima visibilidad.Yes, on the highest possible point of the immobilised vehicle, to make it as visible as possible.
Explanation

Under Article 130.4 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), every driver must use the regulation hazard warning device. Since 1 January 2026 only the V-16 light is valid. It is amber-yellow and is placed on the highest possible point of the immobilised vehicle, to make it as visible as possible (Annex XI of the General Vehicle Regulations).

The rule · Real Decreto 159/2021, de 16 de marzo, por el que se regulan los servicios de auxilio en las vías públicas (señal V-16) · disposición transitoria primeraHasta el 1 de enero de 2026 se podrán seguir utilizando como señal V-16Read the full rule

Independent app: not affiliated with or endorsed by the DGT (Spain's Directorate-General for Traffic) or the Ministry of the Interior. The official exam is booked with the DGT and taken at its test centres. The questions here are practice material; the DGT's official question bank is not public.