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Question 5003

When must you drive on the shoulder on an autovía?

  1. When you are going to exit it.
  2. When, because of a breakdown or an emergency, you are driving at less than 60 km/h and are obstructing other road users.
  3. When traffic is very heavy.
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Correct answer: When, because of a breakdown or an emergency, you are driving at less than 60 km/h and are obstructing other road users.

A vehicle with an MMA of up to 3,500 kg must move onto the shoulder of a high-capacity divided highway (autovía) when a breakdown or another emergency causes it to travel below 60 km/h and seriously disrupt traffic. That is what the smoking gray car in the image is doing. It must also leave the high-capacity divided highway at the first exit. Wanting to exit or encountering heavy traffic does not allow you to 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