Topic: The road and its lanes · Nº 482 / 534

¿Qué vehículos podrán circular en paralelo?

Which vehicles may travel side by side?

  • ALos ciclomotores.Mopeds.
  • BLas bicicletas.Bicycles.
  • CLos vehículos especiales de menos de 3.500 kg de M.M.A.Special vehicles with a MAM of less than 3,500 kg.
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Correct answer

  • BLas bicicletas.Bicycles.
Explanation

Under Article 36.2 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC) (as worded by RD 518/2026), vehicles required to use the hard shoulder (mopeds, special vehicles of up to 3,500 kg, etc.) may not travel side by side, except bicycles, which may ride two abreast. They must ride in single file on stretches without visibility, when they affect the flow of traffic, between sunset and sunrise, or when visibility is noticeably reduced.

The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 36.2 (redacción del RD 518/2026)deberán colocarse en hilera en los tramos sin visibilidad, cuando afecten a la fluidez de la circulación, o cuando circulen entre el ocaso y la salida del solRead the full rule

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