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Question 5637

Is it allowed to stop a vehicle in the median of a high-capacity divided highway (autovía)?

  1. Only in an emergency, if necessary.
  2. Yes, in an emergency, to rest or to use a cell phone.
  3. No, under no circumstances.
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Correct answer: Only in an emergency, if necessary.

Only in an emergency and when necessary. Normally, you should stop on the right shoulder, but if reaching it is more dangerous, for example because of the lanes you would have to cross in heavy traffic, you may use the median or the left shoulder. You must not use it to rest or talk on the phone. In the image, the blue passenger car is on the left shoulder, next to the median.

Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento General de Circulación · Cuestiones de Seguridad Vial. Manual II