Driving on motorways, dual carriageways and other roads 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 it is prohibited to travel on motorways and dual carriageways with animal-drawn vehicles, bicycles, mopeds and vehicles for people with reduced mobility. despite the rules of the previous paragraph, cyclists over 14 years of age may ride on the hard shoulders of motorways, unless there are justified reasons for road safety that prohibit this by means of…
Questions here combine speed, lane position and distances: always check whether the road is urban or interurban.
It is prohibited to travel on motorways and dual carriageways with animal-drawn vehicles, bicycles, mopeds and vehicles for people with reduced mobility.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous paragraph, cyclists over 14 years of age may ride on the hard shoulders of motorways, unless there are justified reasons for road safety that prohibit this by means of appropriate signage. This prohibition shall be supplemented by a sign indicating the alternative route.
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