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Topic: Vehicle lights and horn · Nº 728 / 839

¿Se puede usar el claxon en vías con tráfico denso?

May you use the horn on roads with heavy traffic?

  • ASí, pero solo fuera de zonas urbanas.Yes, but only outside urban areas.
  • BSí, pero solo dentro de zonas urbanas.Yes, but only inside urban areas.
  • CNo, excepto si es estrictamente necesario.No, unless it is strictly necessary.
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Correct answer

  • CNo, excepto si es estrictamente necesario.No, unless it is strictly necessary.
Explanation

Article 110 of the RGC only allows the horn to be used exceptionally, for example to avoid a possible accident, and prohibits using it without reason or excessively. A traffic jam or heavy traffic is no reason to sound it.

The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 110.1queda prohibido su uso inmotivado o exageradoRead the full rule

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