Title VI. Basic rules for bicycle circulation 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 single-lane urban roads where the speed limit is 30 km/h or lower, and subject to prior signage, the municipal authority may allow bicycles to ride in both directions of travel. When vehicles find themselves in this situation they must pull over to their right to allow safe passage and, if this is not possible, vehicles…
Questions here combine speed, lane position and distances: always check whether the road is urban or interurban.
On single-lane urban roads where the speed limit is 30 km/h or lower, and subject to prior signage, the municipal authority may allow bicycles to ride in both directions of travel. When vehicles find themselves in this situation they must pull over to their right to allow safe passage and, if this is not possible, vehicles travelling in the direction established for the road shall have priority.
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