Topic: Vehicle safety devices · Nº 593 / 691
¿Están obligados los conductores y pasajeros de bicicletas a utilizar cascos de protección?
Are bicycle riders and passengers required to wear protective helmets?
- ANo están obligados en ninguna vía, pero es aconsejable que los utilicen.They are not required to on any road, but it is advisable to wear them.
- BSí, cuando circulen por vías interurbanas.Yes, when travelling on interurban roads.
- CSí, tanto en vías urbanas como en vías interurbanas.Yes, on both urban and interurban roads.
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- BSí, cuando circulen por vías interurbanas.Yes, when travelling on interurban roads.
Explanation
Adult cyclists must wear an approved helmet on interurban roads; children under 16 must wear one on all types of road (Article 118 of the General Traffic Regulations). In town an adult is not required to, unless they are cycling as a professional activity.
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