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Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 595 / 626

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Si sufre una avería y tiene que salir de su vehículo, ¿en cuál de los siguientes casos debe utilizar el chaleco reflectante?

If you break down and have to get out of your vehicle, in which of the following cases must you wear the reflective vest?

  • AAl ocupar el arcén en vías interurbanas.When stepping onto the hard shoulder of roads outside built-up areas.
  • BSolamente al ocupar la calzada o el arcén en autopistas o autovías.Only when stepping onto the carriageway or hard shoulder of motorways (autopistas) or dual carriageways (autovías).
  • CAl ocupar la calzada en vías urbanas.When stepping onto the carriageway of roads in built-up areas.
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Correct answer

  • AAl ocupar el arcén en vías interurbanas.When stepping onto the hard shoulder of roads outside built-up areas.
Explanation

The reflective vest is compulsory whenever you get out of the vehicle and step onto the carriageway or hard shoulder of a road OUTSIDE a built-up area (any road, not only motorways and dual carriageways). It makes the driver visible and reduces the risk of being hit. Note: in built-up areas it is not compulsory (although it is advisable), and it is not required if you stay inside the vehicle.

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