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Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 585 / 626

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Por causa de avería y durante el día, ¿qué deberá hacer en caso de una inmovilización del vehículo en una autopista?

What must you do if your vehicle breaks down and is immobilised on a motorway (autopista) during the day?

  • AColocar 2 triángulos de preseñalización de peligro a 50 metros y visibles a 100 metros.Place 2 warning triangles 50 metres away, visible from 100 metres.
  • BColocar el dispositivo de preseñalización de peligro en la parte más alta posible del vehículo inmovilizado garantizado su máxima visibilidad , y encender el alumbrado de emergencia.Place the hazard warning device on the highest possible part of the immobilised vehicle, ensuring maximum visibility, and switch on the hazard warning lights.
  • CAvisar lo antes posible mediante un poste de SOS.Report it as soon as possible from an SOS emergency phone post.
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  • BColocar el dispositivo de preseñalización de peligro en la parte más alta posible del vehículo inmovilizado garantizado su máxima visibilidad , y encender el alumbrado de emergencia.Place the hazard warning device on the highest possible part of the immobilised vehicle, ensuring maximum visibility, and switch on the hazard warning lights.
Explanation

If the vehicle is immobilised on a motorway or dual carriageway, the hazard warning lights must always be used, even during the day, and if the cause is a breakdown the hazard warning device must also be placed. The V-16 hazard warning device is a type-approved amber flashing light with geolocation, powered by its own battery. It must be placed on the highest part of the immobilised vehicle to ensure maximum visibility. At present the V-16 is the only legal option for signalling an immobilised vehicle or an obstacle on the road; warning triangles are no longer used.

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