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

U-TURNS: Execution of the maneuver

Article 78. Execution of the maneuver.
1. Drivers intending to make a U-turn must choose a suitable place to carry out the maneuver, so that it is done in the least possible time, to indicate their intention with the mandatory signals sufficiently in advance and to ensure that it does not endanger or obstruct other road users. If not possible they must refrain from the maneuver and wait until it is safe to do so. If their presense in the road while waiting to carry out the U-turn, impedes traffic behind, they must get off the road to the right hand side, if possible, until traffic conditions allow the maneuver (LST Art 29).
2. Drivers must indicate their intention to make a U-turn as set out in Article 109.
3. Infractions of this Article are considered serious offences (LST Art 65.4.c).
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