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Question 4736

If you encounter a herd on this road, are you required to yield to the animals?

  1. Only when they are already crossing.
  2. No, animals on the roadway never have the right-of-way.
  3. Yes, this is a livestock crossing and you must yield.
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Correct answer: Yes, this is a livestock crossing and you must yield.

The image shows a sign with a “Cañada” panel below it. This marks a livestock route, where livestock have the right-of-way. You stop and wait for all the sheep to cross. Without that panel, the warns of danger but does not give animals the right-of-way.

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