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Question 4393

Is it permitted to drive on a high-capacity divided highway (autovía) below the minimum speed limit established for that road without a justified reason?

  1. Only if doing so does not impede the normal progress of other vehicles.
  2. No, because that is an abnormally low speed.
  3. Yes, although you are required to drive on the shoulder.
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Correct answer: No, because that is an abnormally low speed.

No. On a high-capacity divided highway (autovía), you must not drive below 60 km/h without a justified reason, even if you are not getting in anyone's way, because that is an abnormally low speed. In the image, the round blue sign with a 60 indicates that minimum speed. Without a justified reason, moving onto the shoulder does not make it acceptable either.

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