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¿Pueden estacionar las motocicletas sobre la acera?

Can motorcycles park on the pavement?

  • ANo, como norma general.No, as a general rule.
  • BSí, los días festivos.Yes, on public holidays.
  • CSí, los días laborables.Yes, on working days.
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  • ANo, como norma general.No, as a general rule.
Explanation

As a general rule, motorcycles must park on the carriageway, as close as possible to the edge. Under Article 156.2 of the General Traffic Regulations (as worded by RD 518/2026), town councils can regulate, by local by-law, the parking of two-wheeled vehicles on pavements, as long as this does not harm or obstruct pedestrians.

The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 156.2 (redacción del RD 518/2026)podrán regular la parada y el estacionamiento de los vehículos de dos ruedas sobre las aceras, paseos y demás zonas peatonalesRead the full rule

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