Topic: Duties of drivers and pedestrians · Nº 147 / 200

Un vehículo de movilidad personal (VMP), como un patinete eléctrico, a efectos de circulación es:

For traffic purposes, a personal mobility vehicle (PMV), such as an e-scooter, is:

  • AUn peatón.A pedestrian.
  • BUn vehículo, con sus propias normas de circulación.A vehicle, with its own traffic rules.
  • CUna bicicleta.A bicycle.
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Correct answer

  • BUn vehículo, con sus propias normas de circulación.A vehicle, with its own traffic rules.
Explanation

A personal mobility vehicle is a vehicle, and its rider must follow the traffic rules. Under the General Traffic Regulations (as worded by RD 518/2026), it may not be ridden on pavements (Art. 152.1) or on motorways (autopistas), dual carriageways (autovías) or travesías (stretches of road through a town), and on roads outside built-up areas only on cycle routes, cycle lanes or other roads where motor vehicles are prohibited (Art. 38.4).

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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