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Question 7293

On this road outside a built-up area, you may stop your vehicle on the usable part of the shoulder...

  1. to pick up or drop off people.
  2. because of an emergency.
  3. to unload objects, provided the stop lasts less than 2 minutes.
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Correct answer: because of an emergency.

On a road outside a built-up area, you must stop or park off the roadway, on the right, without occupying the usable part of the shoulder. You may stay on the usable part of the shoulder only in an emergency, such as a breakdown, when you cannot move farther off the road. In the image, the blue passenger car has broken down on the shoulder, with its hood raised and hazard lights on. Dropping someone off or unloading is not an emergency, even if it takes less than 2 minutes.

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