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Question 4146

Is it prohibited to throw any object that could cause a fire or endanger road safety?

  1. No.
  2. Yes, on the road, but not in its immediate vicinity.
  3. Yes, both on the road and in its immediate vicinity.
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Correct answer: Yes, both on the road and in its immediate vicinity.

Throwing any object that could cause a fire or compromise road safety onto the road or into the surrounding area is prohibited. The surrounding area means the land around the road, such as the ditch or the field alongside it. In the image, someone reaches a hand out of the window next to a ditch with dry grass.

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