LAW REFERRED TO BICYCLES
ROYAL DECREE 14/28 2003 ( 21-NOVEMBER )
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Article 12 . Standards for cycles , mopeds and motorcycles.
1. Cycles that , by construction, can not be occupied by more than one person may transport , however , when the driver is of age , a child of seven years in additional seat must be approved .
Two . In mopeds and motorcycles , in addition to the driver and , if applicable , the occupant of the sidecar of these, you can travel , provided the record on your license or registration certificate, a passenger who is 12 or older , wear helmets protection and meets the following conditions :
a) It is straddled and feet flat on the side footrest.
b) Use the appropriate seat behind the driver .
In no case may the passenger stand intermediate between the person driving and the steering handle moped or motorcycle.
Three . Exceptionally, aged seven and may move on motorcycles or mopeds driven by a parent or guardian or seniors authorized by them , provided that they use approved helmet and the requirements of the previous section (section 11.4 of the text articulated are met ) .
April . Motorcycles, tricycles , mopeds and cycles and bicycles can tow a trailer or semitrailer , provided they do not exceed 50 percent of the unladen mass of the towing vehicle and the following conditions are met:
a) What is the circulation of day and under conditions which reduce visibility.
b ) The rate at which flow under these conditions is reduced by 10 percent compared to generic speeds for these vehicles are set out in Article 48.
c) In no case the transport of passengers in the vehicle towed .
In urban traffic will be as provided by the relevant ordinances.
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Article 20 . Rates of alcohol in blood and exhaled air.
They can not travel on roads subject to traffic laws , motor vehicle traffic and road safety vehicle drivers or riders of bicycles with an alcohol level exceeding 0.5 grams per liter blood, or alcohol exhaled than 0.25 milligrams per liter .
In the case of vehicles designed to carry cargo with a maximum authorized mass exceeding 3,500 kilograms , vehicles used for carrying passengers for more than nine seats , or public service , school transport and minors, dangerous goods or emergency service or special transportation , drivers can not do it with an alcohol level exceeding 0.3 grams per liter blood, or alcohol greater than 0.15 milligrams per liter exhaled air.
The driver of any vehicle shall not exceed the rate of blood alcohol and 0.3 grams per liter of alcohol in exhaled air of 0.15 milligrams per liter over the next two years to obtain the permit or license that enables them to lead .
For this purpose, only the age of driving license will be calculated when you try to drive vehicles for which such license is sufficient .
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Article 21 . Investigation of alcohol . Liable persons .
All drivers of vehicles and bicycles are required to undergo the tests established for the detection of possible poisoning by alcohol. Also others are bound road users when involved are in a car accident (Article 12.2 , first paragraph of text articles ) .
The agents of the authority responsible for traffic surveillance may submit to such tests :
a) Any road user or driver of the vehicle involved directly responsible as possible in a traffic accident .
b ) For those who drive any vehicle with obvious symptoms , manifestations or events denoting reasonably be presumed to do so under the influence of alcohol .
c ) Drivers who are known for committing any of the offenses to the rules contained in this regulation.
d ) People who , during driving, are required for the purpose by the authority or its agents within the programs of preventive alcohol tests ordered by the authority .
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Article 27 . Narcotics, psychotropics , stimulants or other similar substances .
1. They can not travel on roads subject to traffic laws , circulation of motor vehicles and road safety drivers of vehicles or bicycles that have ingested or incorporated it into psychotropics, stimulants or other similar substances organism, among which are included in However , drugs or other substances under whose physical or mental effect appropriate to circulate safely state is altered.
Two . Violations of the rules of this provision will be considered very serious , I as envisaged in Article 65.5.a ) of the articulated text.
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Article 36 . Forced to use drivers.
1. Drivers of animal-drawn vehicles , special vehicles with a maximum permissible weight not exceeding 3,500 kilograms, cycles , mopeds , vehicles for disabled persons or vehicles in track cyclists, in the event that there is no road or part thereof as they are specially designed , it will run along the side of his right , if passable and sufficient for each of these, and if it is not, use the essential part of the road. They will also run on the side of his right, or in the circumstances to which this section refers , the essential part of the road , drivers of vehicles with a maximum authorized mass not exceeding 3,500 kilograms , for emergency reasons , do so at abnormally low speeds, thereby severely disrupting traffic.
In the long downhill with curves, when security reasons permit, bicycle riders may leave the curb and driving on the right side of the road you need.
Two . It prohibits the vehicles listed in the previous section circulate in parallel position , except bicycles, they can do two column , orillándose everything the far right of the road and standing in line in blind sections , as they form traffic jams . On motorways may only drive on the shoulder , without invading the road in any case.
Exceptionally, where the shoulder and is passable enough , mopeds may be moved under column two on this, without encroaching on the road in any case.
Three . The driver of any vehicle referred to in paragraph 1, except bicycles, shall not overtake another if the length of travel of the vehicles placed in parallel exceeds 15 seconds or the journey made in such form exceeds 200 meters.
April . With regard to historic vehicles will be as provided in its regulations .
May . Violations of the provisions of paragraph 3 shall be considered serious , according to the provisions of Article 65.4.c ) text of the articles of the Law on traffic movement of motor vehicles and road safety.
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Article 38 . Traffic on motorways .
1. Driving on motorways with animal-drawn vehicles , bicycles, mopeds and vehicles for disabled persons (Article 18.1 of the articulated text ) is prohibited.
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph , bicycle drivers over 14 may be circulated by the shoulders of the highways , except for justifiable reasons traffic is prohibited by the relevant signaling. This prohibition will be complemented by a panel report alternative route .
Two . Every driver , for emergency reasons , is forced to move with his vehicle on a highway or freeway at abnormally low speed , governed by Article 49.1, shall leave at the first exit .
Three . Special or special transportation arrangements in excess of the masses or dimensions set out in the General Vehicle Regulations may, exceptionally, driving on motorways where indicated in Additional Released vehicles to be fitted , and that not exceed these weights or dimensions , when , according to their characteristics , they can develop more than 60 km / h on flat rate and meet the conditions outlined in Annex III of this regulation.
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Article 48 . Maximum speed on the way out of town.
1. Maximum speeds should not be exceeded , except in cases provided for in Article 51 are:
a) For cars :
1 On motorways . Cars and motorcycles, 120 kilometers per hour buses, cars and customizable derived crossovers , 100 kilometers per hour, trucks, articulated vehicles , trucks, vans and cars with trailers up to 750 kg 90 kilometers per hour remaining cars with trailers , 80 miles per hour.
. 2 In conventional roads marked as routes for cars and other conventional roads , provided that the latter have a paved shoulder of 1.50 meters or more in width, or more than one lane for one of the directions of traffic : cars and motorcycles, 100 kilometers per hour, buses, cars and car-derived mixed customizable vehicles, 90 mph , trucks, tractors , trucks, articulated vehicles and cars with trailers , 80 miles per hour.
3 In the rest of the way out of town : cars and motorcycles, 90 miles per hour, buses, cars and car-derived mixed customizable vehicles, 80 mph , trucks, tractors , trucks, articulated vehicles and cars with trailers. 70 kilometers per hour.
4 ° In any kind of way where your traffic is permitted . Tricycles and quads , 70 miles per hour.
b ) For vehicles which transport school children and or carrying dangerous goods shall be reduced by 10 kilometers per hour the maximum speed set in paragraph a) depending on the type of vehicle and the route that you drive .
In the event that passengers traveling on a bus standing because it is authorized , the maximum speed , whatever the type of road outside town , is 80 miles per hour.
c ) For special vehicles and combinations of vehicles , also special , even if only one of such a nature that make up the whole:
. 1 signaling Bereft braking , leading trailer or cultivators are 25 kilometers per hour.
. 2 º The other special vehicles : 40 miles per hour , unless they can develop more than 60 miles per hour on level according to their characteristics with speed, and meet the conditions prescribed in the regulations for vehicles , in this case, the maximum speed is 70 kilometers per hour.
d ) For vehicles under a special transport, specified in Annex III of this regulation.
e) For cycles , scooters and three-wheeled two- wheelers and light : 45 miles per hour. However, bicycle drivers may exceed that maximum speed in those sections in which the circumstances of the track in order to develop a higher speed.
f ) Vehicles on your driver circle walk not exceed the speed of human gait , and animals that towing a vehicle, the trot .
g ) A vehicle to which , for reasons of testing or experimentation , we have been granted special permission to tests may exceed the speeds established maximum of 30 miles per hour, but only within the schedule set and in any case when circulating urban roads, crossings or in sections where there is specific signaling speed limit .
Two . Violations of the rules of this provision shall be considered serious or very serious , as appropriate for speeding , as envisaged in Articles 65.4.a ) and 65.5 . c ) both the text articles of the Law on traffic movement of motor vehicles and road safety.
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Article 54. Distances between vehicles.
1. Every driver of a vehicle traveling behind another must leave a gap between them to allow you to stop in the event of sudden braking , without colliding with it, especially given the speed and grip conditions and brake .
However , it will allow drivers Bicycle circular group without maintaining such separation , this time with extreme care, to avoid including scope (Article 20.2 of the articulated text).
Two . In addition to the provisions of the preceding paragraph , the separation must save every driver of vehicle traveling behind another without noting its purpose overtaking should be such that that in turn will continue to overtake safely , unless it is cyclists riding in groups. Vehicles exceeding 3,500 kg maximum authorized mass and vehicles and vehicle combinations over 10 meters in length shall keep , for these purposes , a minimum separation of 50 meters ( Article 20.3 of the articulated text).
Three . The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply :
a) In populated .
b ) where overtaking was prohibited .
c ) Where there is more than one lane intended for circulation in the same direction.
d ) When the movement were so saturated that does not allow overtaking (Article 20.4 of the articulated text).
April . Violations of the rules of this provision shall be considered serious , as provided in Article 65.4.c ) text of the articles of the Law on traffic movement of motor vehicles and road safety.
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Article 62. Order of preference in the absence of signaling.
1. Notwithstanding what may order the enforcement officer or , where appropriate , indicate the staff works and accompanying special arrangements or special transport vehicles , the order of priority between the different types of vehicles when one of they have to backtrack as follows:
a) special and special transportation arrangements in excess of the masses or dimensions set out in the regulations for vehicles Vehicles .
b ) Set of vehicles, except those referred to in paragraph d ) .
c ) animal-drawn vehicles .
d ) Cars towing trailers up to 750 kg maximum authorized mass and motorhomes .
e) Vehicles used for the passenger transport .
f ) Trucks, tractors and vans.
g ) Passenger cars and car-derived vans .
h ) Special Vehicles not exceeding the masses or dimensions set out in the regulations for vehicles , ATV quads and light .
i ) Tricycles , motorcycles with sidecars and three-wheel mopeds .
j ) Motorcycles, mopeds and two-wheeled bicycles.
In the case of vehicles of the same type or not listed assumptions , the right of way will be decided in favor of that had to backtrack greater distance and in case of equality, having greater width , length or maximum authorized mass .
Two . Violations of the rules of this provision shall be considered serious , with as envisaged in Article 65.4.c ) of the articulated text.
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Article 64 . General rules and right of way of cyclists .
As a general rule, and if their paths intersect , drivers have their right of way to vehicles on the roadway and onto the shoulder , for pedestrians and animals, except in the cases listed in Articles 65 and 66 , in which must let them pass , coming to a stop if necessary.
Drivers of bicycles have right of way regarding motor vehicles :
a) When running on a bike path, or shoulder for cyclists step clearly marked .
b ) When another way to enter the motor vehicle turn right or left, in the circumstances permitted , and there is a cyclist on their proximity.
c ) When circulating in the group, the first has already started crossing or has entered into a roundabout.
In other cases the general rules of right of way between vehicles apply.
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Article 88. Immobilized vehicles .
1. When a section of track where overtaking is forbidden to be a vehicle , in whole or in part , occupy the roadway in the lane direction of travel , unless the restraint is imposed by fixed traffic requirements , may be exceeded , even if it has to occupy the portion of the road reserved for the opposite direction , after having determined that the maneuver can be performed safely. With identical requirements may overtake riders of bicycles , cycles, mopeds , pedestrians, animals and animal-drawn vehicles , when the traversing speed can be developed without risk to them or for general circulation .
Two . Violations of the rules of this provision shall be considered serious , with as envisaged in Article 65.4.c ) of the articulated text.
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Article 94. Forbidden places .
1. It is forbidden to stop:
a) In the curves and elevation changes of reduced visibility in the vicinity and in tunnels , underpasses and road sections affected by the “Tunnel” signal.
b ) In crossings, steps to cyclists and pedestrian crossings .
c ) On the rails or of roads reserved exclusively for the service or the service of certain users.
d ) At intersections and adjacent if the rotation is difficult for other carriers, intercity roads or if danger is generated due to poor visibility .
e) On or tram rails so close to them that may hamper their movement.
f ) In areas where visibility signage users to affect them or force maneuvers is prevented.
g ) On motorways , except in designated areas .
h ) In the lanes for the exclusive use of urban public transport, or reserved for bicycles.
i ) In areas designated for parking and stopping exclusively for urban public transport .
j ) In areas marked for the exclusive use of the disabled and pedestrian crossings (Article 39.1 of the articulated text).
Two . Parking is prohibited in the following cases :
a) In all described in the previous section in which the stop is prohibited.
b ) In the places authorized by the municipal authority as parking with no time limitation affix the authorizing him or when placed distinctive , keeps the vehicle parked in excess of the maximum allowed by city ordinance.
c) signposted for loading and unloading areas.
d ) In areas marked for the exclusive use of the disabled .
e) On the sidewalks , walkways and other areas designated crosswalk.
f ) In front of the passages marked correctly.
g ) In double row ( Article 39.2 of the articulated text).
Three . Stops or parking in the places listed in paragraphs a) , d ), e) , f ) , g ) and i ) of paragraph 1, level crossings and lanes for the use of urban public transport will be considered of serious offenses , as envisaged by Article 65.4.d ) of the articulated text.
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Article 98. General rules .
1. All vehicles operating between sunset and sunrise or anytime of the day in the tunnels , underpasses and road sections affected by the “Tunnel” ( S -5 ) sign should wear on appropriate lighting in accordance with as determined in this section.
Two . The regulation of lighting systems that are not prohibited or in any way not expressly provided for in this chapter or other provisions of this regulation shall comply with the provisions of the rules of the vehicles.
Three . The bikes also will be equipped with reflective elements , duly approved , are determined in the General Vehicle Regulations .
When the mandatory use of lighting , bicycle drivers will also placed some reflective clothing that allow drivers and other users to distinguish at a distance of 150 meters, if circulating via Prefix.
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Article 114. Doors .
1. It is prohibited to open car doors , open them before their complete immobilization and open or alighting from it without having first ascertained that this does not imply danger or obstruction to other users , especially when it comes to bicycle drivers (Article 45 of the text articulated ) .
Two . As a general rule, enter and exit the vehicle closest to the edge of the road side and only when it is stationary.
Three . Any unauthorized person should not open the doors of vehicles intended for passenger transport , and close them at stops , hindering the entry of travelers.
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Article 118. Helmets and other protective elements .
1. Drivers and passengers of motorcycles and motorcycles with sidecar, three-wheeled vehicles and quads , mopeds and special vehicles such as ” quad ” should properly use protective helmets approved or certified under current legislation , when driving in urban roads and trunk .
When motorcycles, tricycles or quads and mopeds have structures of self-protection and are fitted with seatbelts and so stated in the relevant technical inspection card or certificate features moped, their drivers and passengers shall be exempt from using the helmet is coming forced to use the said seat belt when driving in urban and interurban roads .
Drivers of bicycles and , where appropriate , the occupants will be required to use protective helmets approved or certified under current legislation , when driving in urban roads except in long ascending ramps, or for medical reasons shall be credited as provided in Article 119.3 , or in extreme heat .
Drivers Bicycle racing and professional cyclists , whether during practice or competition shall be governed by its own rules.
Two . The installation in any vehicle, headrests or other protection elements shall be subject to meeting the conditions determined in the regulatory standards of vehicles.
Three . Drivers of passenger cars, buses, motor vehicles for the transport of goods, mixed vegetables, sets nonfarm vehicles and drivers and support staff of pilot protection and support vehicles must use a reflective high visibility vest certified in accordance with Royal Decree 1407/1992 of 20 November, the conditions for marketing and intra free movement of personal protective equipment , which ranks among the mandatory provision regulating vehicle when leaving it and occupy the roadway or the shoulder of intercity roads .
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