Topic: The road and its lanes · Nº 378 / 534
En una autovía, ¿está permitido que un peatón haga autostop?
On a dual carriageway (autovía), may a pedestrian hitchhike?
- ASí.Yes.
- BSí, si está transitando por el arcén de la derecha.Yes, if they are walking on the right-hand hard shoulder.
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Under Article 125.1 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), as worded by RD 518/2026, pedestrians may not walk on motorways or dual carriageways, except in the cases in Article 130, and may not ask for lifts on any part of them, including the areas at toll stations.
The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 125.1 (redacción del RD 518/2026)
no podrán hacer peticiones de pasaje en ningún tramo de ellas, incluidas las explanadas de estaciones de peaje.Read the full rule
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