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Question 5943

Are bicycles allowed to ride side by side?

  1. No, not in any case.
  2. Yes, keeping a minimum distance of 1.5 meters between them.
  3. Yes, except when they are required by regulation to ride in single file.
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Correct answer: Yes, except when they are required by regulation to ride in single file.

Yes. Bicycles may ride two abreast, like those in the picture. They must ride single file between sunset and sunrise, on sections with no visibility, when they impede traffic, or when visibility drops sharply. The 1.5 meters is the clearance someone passing a cyclist must leave.

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