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Question 7376

The driver of a non-emergency vehicle who is forced to perform an urgent service...

  1. may exceed the maximum permitted speed by 20 kilometers per hour.
  2. will warn of their presence using audible signals and the hazard lights, if the vehicle is equipped with them.
  3. is not required to comply with traffic rules.
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Correct answer: will warn of their presence using audible signals and the hazard lights, if the vehicle is equipped with them.

You must alert others by honking the horn intermittently and turning on your hazard lights, if your car has them, or waving a handkerchief, like the driver in the image. Your car does not become an emergency vehicle, so you must obey all traffic rules and stay within the speed limit.

Reglamento General de Circulación (Real Decreto 1428/2003), texto consolidado