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Question 3921

On an insufficiently lit road outside a built-up area, a passenger car is traveling at less than 40 km/h; may it travel using only the position lights and the low beams?

  1. Only when traveling on a road section through a built-up area (travesía).
  2. Yes, although the driver may switch on the high beams if they do not dazzle other road users.
  3. No; the vehicle must travel with its high beams on.
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Correct answer: Yes, although the driver may switch on the high beams if they do not dazzle other road users.

At night, on a poorly lit road outside a built-up area, high beams are mandatory above 40 km/h if you do not blind anyone. Below 40 km/h, position lights and low beams are enough. If you do not blind anyone, you may also turn on your high beams. A road section through a built-up area (travesía) is not relevant here because it is within a built-up area, where high beams are prohibited.

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