Maximum speeds on roads outside built-up areas 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 for vehicles carrying out school transport and transport of minors or carrying dangerous goods, the maximum speed set in paragraph a) shall be reduced by 10 kilometres per hour depending on the type of vehicle and the road on which it is travelling. If passengers travel standing on a bus because this is authorised, or if the…
Questions here combine speed, lane position and distances: always check whether the road is urban or interurban.
For vehicles carrying out school transport and transport of minors or carrying dangerous goods, the maximum speed set in paragraph a) shall be reduced by 10 kilometres per hour depending on the type of vehicle and the road on which it is travelling.
If passengers travel standing on a bus because this is authorised, or if the bus is not fitted with seat belts, the maximum speed, whatever the type of road outside built-up areas, shall be 80 kilometres per hour.
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