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Question 5706

On a road outside a built-up area, may a moped pass a farm tractor that is traveling on the shoulder?

  1. No, vehicles traveling on the shoulder cannot be passed.
  2. Yes, but only during the day.
  3. Yes, provided that the distance traveled alongside it does not exceed 200 meters or 15 seconds.
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Correct answer: Yes, provided that the distance traveled alongside it does not exceed 200 meters or 15 seconds.

Yes. Vehicles required to use the shoulder may pass each other if they do not travel side by side for more than 15 seconds or more than 200 meters. This limit does not depend on whether it is daytime.

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