Drivers required to use it 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 the driver of any of the vehicles listed in the first paragraph of section 1 of this article, except bicycles, may not overtake another vehicle if the time during which the vehicles travel side by side exceeds 15 seconds or the distance covered in this way exceeds 200 metres.
Questions here combine speed, lane position and distances: always check whether the road is urban or interurban.
The driver of any of the vehicles listed in the first paragraph of section 1 of this article, except bicycles, may not overtake another vehicle if the time during which the vehicles travel side by side exceeds 15 seconds or the distance covered in this way exceeds 200 metres.
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