Topic: Duties of drivers and pedestrians · Nº 140 / 200

Los vehículos de movilidad personal, ¿Pueden circular por túneles urbanos?

Can personal mobility vehicles (PMVs) be used in urban tunnels?

  • ASí, por cualquiera que esté dentro de poblado.Yes, in any tunnel within a built-up area.
  • BSí, por aquellos que se encuentren en el desarrollo de una travesía.Yes, in those located along a travesía (stretch of road through a town).
  • CNo, salvo que se trate de vías ciclistas o de vías cerradas a los vehículos de motor.No, unless they are cycle paths or roads closed to motor vehicles.
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  • CNo, salvo que se trate de vías ciclistas o de vías cerradas a los vehículos de motor.No, unless they are cycle paths or roads closed to motor vehicles.
Explanation

Under Article 38.4.c of the General Traffic Regulations (as worded by RD 518/2026), personal mobility vehicles may not be used on interurban roads or in urban tunnels, unless these are cycle paths, cycle lanes, cycle tracks, cycle trails or roads where motor vehicles are prohibited. They are also prohibited in travesías (Article 38.4.b).

The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 38.4.c (redacción del RD 518/2026)Por vías interurbanas y por túneles urbanos, salvo que se trate de vías ciclistas, carriles bici, carriles bici protegidos, pistas bici, sendas ciclablesRead the full rule

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