Question 4872
On which roads are you required to keep a safe following distance from the vehicle traveling ahead so that another vehicle can pass?
- On freeways (autopistas) and high-capacity divided highways (autovías).
- On roads outside built-up areas with two or more lanes for the same direction of travel.
- On roads with one lane for each direction of travel.
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Correct answer: On roads with one lane for each direction of travel.
Outside built-up areas, you must leave room for others to pass you on roads with one lane in each direction where passing is allowed and traffic is flowing freely. The driver passing you uses the oncoming lane and needs that space to return to their lane if someone approaches from the opposite direction. On freeways (autopistas), high-capacity divided highways (autovías), and roads with two or more lanes in your direction, this gap is not required because drivers can pass without entering oncoming traffic.