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Question 7175

This vehicle is making it easier for another vehicle to pass. Is its behavior correct?

  1. Only if its behavior improves traffic flow.
  2. No, because it crosses the solid line that separates the roadway from the shoulder.
  3. Yes, because it is required to make the pass easier.
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Correct answer: No, because it crosses the solid line that separates the roadway from the shoulder.

No. When someone passes you, you must move close to the right edge, but you must not drive onto the shoulder. In the image, the red passenger car is driving over the solid edge line and partly onto the shoulder to let the truck pass, but a passenger car must stay on the roadway except in an emergency. Making passing easier or improving traffic flow does not justify this.

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