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.

Thursday 12 July 2007

Right of way of drivers over animals

Article 66. Right of way of drivers over animals.
1. Drivers have right of way with respect to animals, except in the following cases:
a) On properly signed animal tracks (cañadas).
b) When turning to enter another road and there are animals crossing it, although no crossing exists.
c) When the vehicle crosses a hard shoulder along which animals are travelling and there is no cañada (LST Art 23,4).
2. Cañadas or animal crossings are generally signalled by means of complementary panels with the inscription "cañada", placed under the signal "domestic animal crossing", described in Article 149, perpendicular to the direction of traffic and the obverse side easily visible to drivers. This signalling must be complemented by the corresponding speed limit sign.
3. Infractions of this Article are considered serious offences (LST Art 65.4.c).
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