This Spanish Traffic Law website offers an English translation of the Reglamento General de Circulación, almost like a Spanish Highway Code in English, giving you all of the rules and regulations relating to driving in Spain.
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- SECTION I GENERAL RULES OF DRIVING BEHAVIOUR
- Article 1 Scope of the application
- CHAPTER I GENERAL RULES
- CHAPTER II VEHICLE LOADING AND TRANSPORT OF PEOPLE, GOODS OR OTHER ITEMS
- CHAPTER III GENERAL RULES FOR DRIVERS
- CHAPTER IV RULES GOVERNING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Article 20 Levels of alcohol in blood and exhaled breath
- Article 21 Breathalyzer analysis – Who has to be tested?
- Article 22 Breathalyzer tests
- Article 23 Performing the tests
- Article 24 Measures to be taken by the traffic officers
- Article 25 Immobilisation of the vehicle
- Article 26 Obligations of health personnel
- CHAPTER V RULES ON NARCOTIC DRUGS, PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS, STIMULANTS OR OTHER ANALOGOUS SUBSTANCES
- SECTION II ABOUT THE MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES
- CHAPTER I POSITION ON THE ROAD
- SECTION 1 DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT
- SECTION 2 USE OF LANES
- Article 30 Use of lanes on roads with two way movement
- Article 31 Use of lanes, out of town, on roads with more than one lane for the same direction of travel
- Article 32 Use of lanes, outside of town, on roads with three or more lanes for the same direction of travel
- Article 33 Use of lanes, in town, on roads with more than one lane reserved for the same direction of travel
- Article 34 Lane count
- Article 35 Use of lanes according to the speed indicated and those reserved for certain vehicles and certain manoeuvres
- SECTION 3 HARD SHOULDERS
- SECTION 4 SPECIAL DIVERSIONS OF TRAFFIC FLOW AND THE USE OF ROADS, LANES & HARD SHOULDERS
- Article 37 Special traffic regulation for safety reasons or traffic flow
- Article 38 Travel on motorways (autopistas and autovías)
- Article 39 Traffic flow limitations
- Article 40 Reversible traffic lanes
- Article 41 Lanes used for traffic moving in the opposite direction from usual
- Article 42 Additional traffic lanes in certain situations
- SECTION 5 SHELTERS, ISLANDS OR GUIDING DEVICES
- SECTION 6 DIVISION OF THE ROADS INTO LANES
- CHAPTER II SPEED
- SECTION 1 SPEED LIMITS
- Article 45 Adaptation of speed to the circumstances
- Article 46 Moderation of speed – Cases
- Article 47 Maximum and minimum permitted speeds
- Article 48 Maximum speeds on roads out of town
- Article 49 Minimum permitted speeds in and out of towns and villages
- Article 50 Speed limits on urban roads and crossings
- Article 51 Maximum permitted speeds when overtaking
- Article 52 Management of speeds
- SECTION 2 REDUCTION OF SPEED AND DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES
- SECTION 3 COMPETITIONS
- SECTION 1 SPEED LIMITS
- CHAPTER III PASSAGE PRIORITY
- CHAPTER IV SPECIAL VEHICLES AND TRANSPORTS
- CHAPTER V JOINING TRAFFIC
- CHAPTER VI Changes of direction and reversing
- CHAPTER VII OVERTAKING
- CHAPTER VIII STOPPING AND PARKING
- CHAPTER IX LEVEL CROSSINGS, MOVEABLE BRIDGES AND TUNNELS
- CHAPTER X UTILIZATION OF LIGHTING
- CHAPTER XI DRIVER’S WARNINGS
- CHAPTER I POSITION ON THE ROAD
- SECTION III OTHER RULES OF MOVEMENT
- SECTION IV SIGNAGE
- CHAPTER I GENERAL RULES
- CHAPTER II PRIORITY BETWEEN SIGNALS
- CHAPTER III FORMAT OF THE SIGNALS
- CHAPTER IV APPLICATION OF SIGNALS
- CHAPTER V WITHDRAWAL, SUBSTITUTION AND ALTERATION OF SIGNALS
- CHAPTER VI TYPES AND MEANINGS OF ROAD SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS
- SECTION 1 SIGNS AND ORDERS OF MOBILITY AGENTS
- SECTION 2 CIRCUMSTANTIAL SIGNALS WHICH MODIFY THE NORMAL USE OF THE ROAD, AND BEACON SIGNALS
- SECTION 3 TRAFFIC LIGHTS
- SECTION 4 VERTICAL TRAFFIC SIGNS
- Subsection 1 Danger warning signs
- Subsection 2 Regulatory signals
- Article 150 Object, classes and common rules
- Article 151 Priority signs
- Article 152 Signs of prohibition of entry
- Article 153 Restriction of passage signs
- Article 154 Other signs of prohibition or restriction
- Article 155 Signs of obligation
- Article 156 Signs of end of prohibition or restriction
- Article 157 Format of regulatory signals
- Subsection 3 Indication signs
- SECTION 5 ROAD MARKINGS
- SECTION V SIGNS ON VEHICLES
- Introduction From a Traffic Police Officer
- Introduction from the Web Editor
- Introduction to Spanish Traffic Law
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