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Question 3642

If the vehicle you are driving breaks down inside a tunnel, you must...

  1. Wait inside the tunnel and not leave the vehicle under any circumstances.
  2. Request help from other drivers, even ordering them to stop if necessary.
  3. Leave the vehicle inside the tunnel and head for the nearest refuge or exit.
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Correct answer: Leave the vehicle inside the tunnel and head for the nearest refuge or exit.

If a breakdown immobilizes the vehicle inside a tunnel, the occupants must get out and head to the nearest refuge or exit. They must use areas closed to traffic where these are available.

Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento General de Circulación