Topic: Vehicle lights and horn · Nº 737 / 839
¿Qué luces debe mantener encendidas un vehículo estacionado por la noche en el arcén de una travesía poco iluminada?
Which lights must a vehicle parked at night on the hard shoulder of a poorly lit travesía (stretch of road through a town) keep on?
- ANinguna, porque está estacionado en un poblado.None, because it is parked in a built-up area.
- BLas luces de carretera y las luces de emergencia.The main beam and the hazard warning lights.
- CLas luces de posición, que pueden sustituirse por las de estacionamiento.The sidelights, which may be replaced by the parking lights.
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Correct answer
- CLas luces de posición, que pueden sustituirse por las de estacionamiento.The sidelights, which may be replaced by the parking lights.
Explanation
Under Article 105.2 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), a vehicle stopped or parked at night in an insufficiently lit travesía must have its sidelights on, which may be replaced by the parking lights. Being in a built-up area does not exempt it.
The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 105.2
deberá tener encendidas las luces de posición, que podrá sustituir por las de estacionamientoRead the full rule
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