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Question 7055

On a freeway with ice on the pavement, are you allowed to drive at 40 km/h?

  1. Yes, but you must drive on the shoulder so as not to obstruct vehicles traveling faster.
  2. No, because it is an abnormally low speed.
  3. Yes, because it is a special circumstance.
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Correct answer: Yes, because it is a special circumstance.

Yes. With ice on the road, maintaining 60 km/h would be risky, which is a justified reason to drive below the freeway's minimum. Driving more slowly does not, by itself, require you to move onto the shoulder.

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