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 18 July 2007

Dipped beam headlights

Article 101. Dipped beam headlights.
1. All motor vehicles and mopeds travelling between sunset and sunrise on sufficiently illuminated urban or interurban roads, or at any time in sufficiently illuminated tunnels, underpasses and stretches of road controlled by the signal "Tunnel" (S-5), must use, in addition to position lights, dipped beam headlights.
They must also be used in towns, when the road is insufficiently illuminated.
2. All motor vehicles and mopeds must use dipped beam headlights when travelling between sunset and sunrise on insufficiently illuminated interurban roads or at any time in insufficiently illuminated tunnels, underpasses and stretches of road controlled by the signal "Tunnel" (S-5), if any of the following circumstances occur:
a) Not having main beam headlights.
b) Travelling at a speed less than 40kph and not using main beam headlights.
c) Risk of dazzling other users of the public road.
3. Dazzling other users of the road and travelling without lights in situations of poor visibility are serious offences, (LST Art 65.4.e).
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