Emergency lanes 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 on motorways and dual carriageways, when because of a hold-up vehicles are moving at walking pace or come to a stop, they must pull over so as to leave a free space allowing priority vehicles to pass when they approach. This free space shall be called the emergency lane. On motorways and dual carriageways with two lanes in the…
Questions here combine speed, lane position and distances: always check whether the road is urban or interurban.
On motorways and dual carriageways, when because of a hold-up vehicles are moving at walking pace or come to a stop, they must pull over so as to leave a free space allowing priority vehicles to pass when they approach. This free space shall be called the emergency lane.
On motorways and dual carriageways with two lanes in the same direction, the emergency lane must be formed in the centre of the road, between those two lanes.
On motorways and dual carriageways with three or more lanes in the same direction, the emergency lane must be formed between the lane furthest to the left and the lane adjacent to it.
Vehicles in the lane furthest to the left must move as far to the left as possible, and vehicles in the other lanes must move as far to the right as possible.
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