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Question 6350

An ambulance is traveling on an urgent call on an urban road. Are the driver and passengers required to wear seat belts?

  1. No.
  2. The passengers are, but the driver is not.
  3. The driver is, but the passengers are not.
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Correct answer: No.

No. When responding to an emergency, the driver and passengers of a vehicle like the ambulance in the image, with its blue lights on, may go without seat belts while traveling in a built-up area. The exemption covers both the driver and the passengers.

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