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Question 6337

You stop in a lane while waiting to make a U-turn. Is that allowed?

  1. No, under no circumstances.
  2. Yes, as long as you do not obstruct the vehicles traveling behind you.
  3. No, you must always pull off to the right.
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Correct answer: Yes, as long as you do not obstruct the vehicles traveling behind you.

Yes. You may wait stopped in your lane with your turn signal on as long as vehicles behind you can continue. If you prevent them from moving forward, you must pull off the roadway to the right when possible and wait there. In the image, the blue passenger car is waiting in the left lane, and the others can pass in the lane to its right.

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