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Question 4768

On a freeway, in case of a breakdown, is it allowed to drive on the left shoulder?

  1. No, you must drive in the right lane or on the right shoulder.
  2. Yes, when the breakdown happened while you were driving in the left lane.
  3. No, because passenger cars are prohibited from driving on the shoulder.
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Correct answer: No, you must drive in the right lane or on the right shoulder.

No. A breakdown never allows you to drive on the left shoulder. If an emergency makes you drive abnormally slowly, you must stay in the right lane. If you are also seriously disrupting traffic and your vehicle does not exceed 3,500 kg, you must use the right shoulder, provided it is usable and wide enough. In that case, a broken-down passenger car does use the shoulder.

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