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Question 4776

While backing up, are you allowed to enter an intersection?

  1. Yes, as long as you do not travel more than 15 meters.
  2. Yes, always.
  3. No, it is prohibited.
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Correct answer: No, it is prohibited.

As a general rule, no. When backing up to stop, park, or enter traffic, you must not enter an intersection even if you travel less than 15 meters, because both limits apply together. Backing across an intersection, as the red passenger car in the image is doing, is only allowed when you cannot move forward, turn, or make a U-turn.

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