Distances between vehicles is one of the topics in the Vehicle movement block of the Spanish DGT theory. How vehicles must move on the road: direction of travel, position on the carriageway, speed and distances. Understanding this section well helps you answer the theory-exam questions on this topic with confidence.
In simple terms, this point of the DGT theory establishes that every driver of a vehicle travelling behind another vehicle must leave a free space between them to allow him to stop, if sudden braking, without colliding with it, taking into account in particular the speed and the conditions of grip and braking. However, bicycle drivers will be allowed to ride in groups without maintaining such separation, taking extreme…
Questions here combine speed, lane position and distances: always check whether the road is urban or interurban.
Every driver of a vehicle travelling behind another vehicle must leave a free space between them to allow him to stop, in the event of sudden braking, without colliding with it, taking into account in particular the speed and the conditions of grip and braking.
However, bicycle drivers will be allowed to ride in groups without maintaining such separation, taking extreme care in this case to avoid colliding with each other.
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