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Topic: Traffic signs, markings and signals · Nº 1070 / 1397

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Circula por el carril izquierdo; ¿qué le indica la flecha?

You are driving in the left lane. What does the arrow tell you?

  • AQue está cerca la próxima salida.That the next exit is close.
  • BQue se permite la circulación en paralelo.That driving side by side is allowed.
  • CQue debe incorporarse cuanto antes al carril derecho.That you must move into the right lane as soon as possible.
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Correct answer

  • CQue debe incorporarse cuanto antes al carril derecho.That you must move into the right lane as soon as possible.
Explanation

This is a return arrow (M-5.5): it warns that a solid line prohibiting driving to its left is coming up. Anyone in the left lane must give up overtaking or finish it as soon as possible and return to the right lane.

The rule · Real Decreto 465/2025, de 10 de junio, por el que se modifica el Reglamento General de Circulación en materia de señalización de tráfico · Catálogo de marcas viales, 4.3 (M-5.5)Flecha de retorno (M-5.5): anuncia la proximidad de una línea continua queRead the full rule

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