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Question 4279

On a freeway (autopista) or a high-capacity divided highway (autovía), can the median be used in any case?

  1. No, never.
  2. Yes, to pass when the lanes are occupied.
  3. Yes, to stop the vehicle in an emergency when it is not possible to do so on the right shoulder.
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Correct answer: Yes, to stop the vehicle in an emergency when it is not possible to do so on the right shoulder.

Yes, but only to stop the vehicle in an emergency. Normally, you should head for the right shoulder. If reaching it is more dangerous, for example from the left lane in heavy traffic, you may stop in the median or on the left shoulder. In the image, the blue passenger car is stopped on the left shoulder, next to the median, with the V-16 on its roof.

Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento General de Circulación · Cuestiones de Seguridad Vial. Manual II