Use of Public Roads: DGT theory test questions in English

Traffic islands, medians, dividers, and other channeling areas are considered dangerous places to stop or park. You may not drive, stop, or park on them, even briefly to drop off passengers. Not blocking traffic doesn't make it legal.

For efficient, responsible driving, turn off the engine if you expect to be stopped for more than 60 seconds. This saves fuel and cuts emissions. You don't need hazard lights or any other lights for a routine stop like this.

On an urban road with at least two lanes in each direction marked by lines along the road, you may use whichever lane best suits your destination, as long as you don't obstruct other traffic. This applies to any vehicle, whatever its weight. It doesn't apply if the lanes aren't marked, and it doesn't apply on freeways (autopistas) or divided highways (autovías) inside city limits.

When you enter a freeway (autopista) or divided highway (autovía) from an acceleration lane, you must yield to all vehicles already on the road. Use the lane to reach a suitable speed and merge when there's a safe gap, without waiting until the very end of the lane. Joining from the right doesn't give you the right of way.

On curves and hills with poor visibility, both passing and U-turns are prohibited. The same applies at intersections, except roundabouts. You may only pass there if you don't need to move into the lane for oncoming traffic and you can see well enough.

Animals must use livestock trails if there are any. If not, they should use the right shoulder, or if necessary the right edge of the road, taking up as little space as possible. They are never allowed on freeways or divided highways, not even pulling a cart.

Outside towns, when you pass pedestrians, animals, two-wheeled vehicles or animal-drawn vehicles, you must leave at least 1.50 meters to the side. You must move partly or fully into the next lane to do it, as long as it's safe to pass. 1 meter and 0.50 meters are not enough.

A moped (and a light quadricycle) has an engine of no more than 50 cc and a top speed of no more than 45 km/h. A two-wheeler over 50 cc is a motorcycle, not a moped. "Less than 50 cc" leaves out both the exact limit and the speed limit.

The diagonally striped area near freeway on-ramps, outlined by a solid line, means no vehicle may enter it. This holds no matter what speed you've reached or how much time it would save. Merge only where the lane allows it.

In towns and cities, when you pass, you must leave a safe side distance that suits your speed and the width and features of the road. No fixed figure applies here. The 1.5-meter minimum is for passing cyclists, pedestrians and similar users on roads outside towns.

If a railroad crossing is closed or its barrier or half-barrier is moving, you must stop in your lane, one behind the other, and wait. Only continue once the barrier is fully open. Driving under a moving barrier is dangerous and not allowed, and you don't need hazard lights to warn others.

Yes. Freeways and divided highways are generally considered safer than conventional roads because traffic going in each direction has its own separate roadway. That makes head-on and side collisions much less likely, since vehicles never cross paths with oncoming traffic. Their design offsets higher speeds and heavier traffic.

Under Article 95 of the traffic rules, if a movable bridge or railroad crossing is closed or its barrier or half-barrier is moving, you must stop in the correct lane, one behind the other, until you can go. Speeding through is dangerous and prohibited. You don't have to turn around, since you simply wait your turn.

In a tunnel fire, pull as far right as you can and turn off the engine. Then you and all passengers get out and walk to the nearest emergency shelter or exit, away from the flames. Staying in the car traps you in the smoke, and reversing in a tunnel is dangerous and not allowed.

When cones are used as a barrier, no vehicle may cross the imaginary line joining them. That applies to any reason, including changing lanes, stopping or passing.

You must not hold up traffic by driving abnormally slowly without a good reason. On a freeway, any speed below the 60 km/h minimum counts as abnormally slow. Light traffic doesn't change this, and the shoulder is only for vehicles that genuinely can't reach that speed.

A solid white line that is wider than usual marks a special lane. Vehicles using that lane may carefully cross the line when a maneuver or their destination requires it. It isn't limited to bus lanes, and the edge of the road is marked with a normal-width line.

When a lane is opened to traffic going the opposite way from normal, and only one lane is left for your direction, you may drive at no more than 80 km/h. The road's usual limit no longer applies. 60 km/h is the minimum, not the maximum.

On a freeway, driving below 60 km/h and holding up traffic is not allowed. If a breakdown or emergency keeps you below that speed, drive on the shoulder and leave at the first exit. Staying in the right lane blocks traffic, and you don't have to stop if the car can still move safely.

Traffic already on the freeway has priority, so check your mirrors for the position, path and speed of approaching vehicles. If there's room, signal, build up speed and move over gradually. If there's no room, yield and stop if needed, at the start of the lane so you have space to pick up speed. Stopping at the end of the lane every time is wrong.

On a road with two lanes in your direction, you must return to the right lane after passing unless you plan to pass again right away. Check your mirrors, signal right and move back over safely. The lack of oncoming traffic doesn't let you stay in the left lane.