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.

Monday 23 July 2007

Order of priority

Article 133. Order of priority.
1. The order of priority between different types of Traffic signals is as follows:
a) Signals and orders of traffic officers.
b) Temporary signals that modify the normal regime of road use and signals by fixed bollards.
c) Traffic lights.
d) Vertical traffic signals.
e) Road marks.
2. In case prescriptions indicated by different signals seem to contradict each other, the higher priority one will prevail, according to the order in the previous paragraph, or the most restrictive, if ther are signals of the same type (LST Art 54,2).
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