Topic: Vehicle lights and horn · Nº 724 / 839

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Si circula con su turismo durante la noche por una vía interurbana insuficientemente iluminada a menos de 40 km/h, ¿qué alumbrado podrá llevar encendido?

If you are driving your car at night on an insufficiently lit road outside built-up areas at less than 40 km/h, which lights may you have on?

  • AÚnicamente el de largo alcance.Only main beam.
  • BÚnicamente el de corto alcance.Only dipped headlights.
  • CEl de largo o corto alcance.Main beam or dipped headlights.
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Correct answer

  • CEl de largo o corto alcance.Main beam or dipped headlights.
Explanation

Vehicles fitted with main beam must use it when travelling at more than 40 km/h: - Between sunset and sunrise, on insufficiently lit roads outside built-up areas. - At any time of day, in insufficiently lit tunnels, underpasses and stretches of road covered by the ‘tunnel’ sign. However, the following will use dipped headlights: - Vehicles that do not have main beam. - Vehicles using main beam that could dazzle other road users. At a speed of no more than 40 km/h, you may use dipped headlights or main beam. Main beam is prohibited when the vehicle is stopped or parked, or inside a built-up area. In this case, because you are not travelling at more than 40 km/h, main beam is optional, not compulsory.

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