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

Travelling at Night

Article 123. Travelling at Night.
Outside town, between sunset and sunrise or in meteorological or environmental conditions that significantly reduce the visibility, all pedestrians travelling along the road or hard shoulder, must have a homologated high-visibility reflective jacket corresponding to the technical specifications contained in Royal Decree 1407/1992, of 20 of November, implementing the EU Personal Protective Equipment Directive which is visible at least 150m away from approaching drivers. Groups of pedestrians directed by a person forming a procession will carry, in addition, the necessary lights to identify their position and size, which will be white or yellow at the front and red at the rear which may constitute a single set, on the side of the procession closest to the centre of the road.
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