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Topic: Speed and distances · Nº 738 / 961

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Si por causa de una avería circulamos por una autopista a velocidad inferior a 60 km/h, ¿por dónde lo haremos?

If, because of a breakdown, we are driving on a motorway (autopista) at less than 60 km/h, where should we drive?

  • APor el arcén, abandonando la autopista en la salida más próxima.On the hard shoulder, leaving the motorway at the nearest exit.
  • BPor la calzada si no perturbamos gravemente la circulación, abandonando la autopista en la salida más próxima.On the carriageway if we are not seriously disrupting traffic, leaving the motorway at the nearest exit.
  • CPararemos en el arcén y esperaremos la llegada de la grúa.We stop on the hard shoulder and wait for the tow truck.
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  • BPor la calzada si no perturbamos gravemente la circulación, abandonando la autopista en la salida más próxima.On the carriageway if we are not seriously disrupting traffic, leaving the motorway at the nearest exit.
Explanation

Drivers of vehicles with a maximum authorised mass (MAM) of no more than 3,500 kg who, for emergency reasons, drive at an abnormally low speed and so seriously disrupt traffic must drive on the hard shoulder on their right, if it is usable and wide enough. If it is not, they must use only the part of the carriageway that is strictly necessary. When we do not seriously disrupt traffic, we must drive in the right-hand lane. We warn other road users of this situation with our vehicle's hazard warning lights. When these drivers are on a motorway (autopista) or dual carriageway (autovía), they must leave it at the first exit.

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