Question 6167
What lights must a vehicle parked at night on the shoulder of an insufficiently lit road section through a built-up area (travesía) keep on?
- High-beam headlights and hazard lights.
- Position lights, which may be replaced by parking lights.
- None, since it is parked within a built-up area.
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Correct answer: Position lights, which may be replaced by parking lights.
On a poorly lit road section through a built-up area (travesía), a car parked at night on the roadway or shoulder must keep its position lights on. If it is parallel parked, you may replace them with the parking light or the two position lights on the side facing the roadway. Being in a built-up area does not exempt you, and high beams are prohibited when the vehicle is stopped or parked. In the image, the yellow passenger car parked at the entrance to town has its rear position lights on.