Topic: Speed and distances · Nº 733 / 961
¿Qué distancia mantendremos con este vehículo que nos precede?
What distance should we keep from this vehicle in front of us?
- A50 metros como mínimo.At least 50 metres.
- BUna distancia suficiente para podernos detener sin colisionar con dicho vehículo.A distance long enough for us to stop without hitting that vehicle.
- CUna distancia suficiente para podernos detener sin colisionar con dicho vehículo y que a la vez permita que podamos ser adelantados.A distance long enough for us to stop without hitting that vehicle and that also allows us to be overtaken.
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- BUna distancia suficiente para podernos detener sin colisionar con dicho vehículo.A distance long enough for us to stop without hitting that vehicle.
When you drive behind another vehicle, you must leave a space that lets you stop, if it brakes suddenly, without hitting it, taking into account speed and grip and braking conditions. In addition, if you are driving without signalling an intention to overtake, this gap must allow the vehicle behind to overtake you safely. For this purpose, drivers of vehicles with a MAM of more than 3,500 kg and of vehicles and combinations of vehicles more than 10 metres long must keep a gap of at least 50 metres. Keeping a distance that avoids a collision is enough (there is no need to leave room to be overtaken): in built-up areas; where overtaking is prohibited; where there is more than one lane in the same direction; when traffic is saturated; when you intend to overtake. In the picture, overtaking is prohibited, so you only need to keep the safe distance, that is, a distance that lets you brake and stop without hitting the vehicle in front.
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