WELCOME TO SPAIN. DRIVE RULES IN SPAIN. BIENVENIDOS A ESPAÑA, NORMAS DE CIRULACION en España AUTOVERMIETUNG

WELCOME TO SPAIN

DRIVE RULES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THANKS TO

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ALCOHOL, DRUGS ANS OTHER DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES.
Driving under the influence of toxic drugs, narcotics, or any other substances,
including medicines, which may affect one´s mental or physical ability in drive,
is PROHIBITED.
All vehicle drivers related or not with traffic accident are obliged to take on
mandatory drugs and alcohol consumption tests.

SEAT BELTS AND HELMETS
The use of seat belts is compulsory on all roadways, both urban and rural,
for the driver and passangers of cars and vans and for the front seat passengers
of lorries with a maximum weight allowance of 3.500 kgs. and of buses with a
maximum weight allowance not exceeding 5.000 kgs.

Motorcyclists and moped riders must wear an approved type of safety helmet
on all journeys.

FINES AND FINING PROCEDURES
Offenders of traffic laws who are fined and cannot produce proof of their residence
in Spain, are obliged to deposit the money on the spot, or guarantee its payment
through any means allowed under Spanish law (for example, any Spanish citizen may
assume responsibility for the fine). In the event that the fine is not paid
inmediately, or its payment is not guaranteed, the vehicle of the offender will be
immobilised. A written appeal may be sent in Spanish or in any other language to the traffic authorities "Jefatura Provincial de Tráfico" of the province where the offence was committed. If the fine is upheld, the deposit will be kept. If not, it will be returned.

OTHER PROHIBITIONS
1) To drive while wearing earphones or headphones connected to any audio source
or when using hand-held telephones.
2) To throw cigarette ends or any object which may cause fires or other damage
onto the roadway or surrounding areas.
3) To drive a vehicle which emits excessive fumes and smoke.
4) To stop or park onthe carriageways or hard shoulder of main roads, except in
emergencies

Always make sure that your vehicle (brakes, steering, suspension, lights, etc...)
is in good working order and that you yourself ar in a fit condition to drive

The maximum concentration of alcohol allowed in the blood is:

GENERAL	Vehicles Transporting Goods M.W.A. exceeding 3.500 kg.	Public Passenger Vehicles, School Buses, Emergency Vehicles, Transports for the Handicapped and Transport of Dangerous Substances	GR/L
*************			0,8
	*********************************		0,5
		******************************************	0,3

Road information, thanks to Dirección General de Tráfico

(DGT) Point to point Route in Spain

	CARS AND MOTORBIKES	BUSES AND VANS. LORRIES M.W.A.<3.500 Kg	LORRIES M.W.A.>3.500 Kg	VEHICLES WITH CARAVAN	CYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES (TILL 50 C.C.)
MOTORWAYS AND AUTOVIAS AUTOROUTES ET "AUTOVIAS" AUTOBAHN UND "AUTOVIAS"	120	100	90	80	*40 ()**
HIGHWAYS AND () VOIES EXPRESS ET () SCHNELLSTRASSEN UN AUCH ()**	100	90	80	80	40
OTHER ROADWAYS AUTRES ROUTES SONSTIGE STRASSEN	90	80	70	70	40
URBAN STREETS VOIES URBANES STRASSEN INNERHALB DER STADT	50	50	50	50	40
RESIDENTIAL AREAS ZONESS RESIDENTIELLES WOHNGEBIETE	20	20	20	20	20

(*) Driving on motorways prohibited. Circulation interdite sur autoroutes. Verkehr auf autobahn verboten.

(**) ... roadways with paved shoulders more than 1,50 m. wide, or with more than one lane in each direction, or with additional lanes to help overtaking.

(**) ... routes avec bande dúrgence aménagée, de plus de 1,50 m., et ayant plus d´une voie par sens de circulation on qui sont dotées de voies supplémentaires facilitant les dépassements.

(**) ... strassen mit gepflastertem rand von über 1,50 m. breit mit mehr als einer spur für jede verkehrsrichtung oder mit zusätztlichen siuren, um das überholen zu erleichtern.

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