Driving in Spain.

Contrary to what you may see on the roads in Spain, driving here is NOT:
1. Just like the UK but on the other side,
2. A free-for-all with no rules, or rules to be ignored if you're local.

The Guardia Civil and police can and do enforce traffic regulations, and can really spoil your holiday.

Inspired by Brian Deller's excellent "Motoring in Spain", this site tells you what the traffic laws are in Spain. Unlike the UK Highway Code, they are not guidelines, they are fixed... and to be obeyed.

Most Spanish road traffic law is contained in the LSV (Ley de Seguridad Vial), on which is based the RGC (Reglamentación General de Circulación) which also has the force of law. Allied to this is the RGV (Reglamentación General de Vehículos) which covers construction and use of motor vehicles.

This site is still under construction and will be quite large (over 170 articles for the RGC alone). The best place to start is the RGC index and the glossary. The RGV, and LSV will be added later when translation has been checked.

Wednesday 27 June 2007

Control of the vehicle or animals.

Article 17. Control of the vehicle or animals.
1. Drivers must at all times be in control of their vehicle or animals. When approaching other road users, they must adopt the necessary precautions for their safety especially in the case of children, the elderly, blind or other people manifestly disabled (LST Art 11,1).
2. Drivers of horses, cattle and draft vehicles must not let them run in the road close to others of the same species or to people on foot, nor abandon their driving, leaving them to wander freely or stop in the road.
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