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

Immobilized vehicles

Article 105. Immobilized vehicles.
1. Any vehicle immobilized between sunset and sunrise or under the conditions of Article 106, on a road or hard shoulder, must show position lights and, if applicable, width gauge lights.
2. Any vehicle stopped or parked between sunset and sunrise on an insufficiently illuminated road or hard shoulder must show position lights or parking lights or the two position lights corresponding to the side facing the road, when parked in file.
3. On urban roads that are not travesías it is not obligatory for parked vehicles to show position lights when the illumination allows other users to distinguish them at a sufficient distance.
4. Immobilization, stopping or parking of a vehicle without showing lights where required is a serious offence (LST Art 65.4.e).
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