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Question 6238

On a dead-end road where you cannot make a U-turn, are you allowed to get out by backing up?

  1. Yes, but only for the minimum distance necessary.
  2. No.
  3. Yes, but without traveling more than 20 meters and doing it as quickly as possible.
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Correct answer: Yes, but only for the minimum distance necessary.

Yes. If you cannot continue forward, turn, or make a U-turn on a dead-end street, back out, traveling only as far as absolutely necessary. In the image, the dead-end sign is in the background and the red passenger car has its backup light on. Back up slowly; there is no 20-meter limit.

Reglamento General de Circulación (RD 1428/2003), texto consolidado vigente