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Yes, but you must leave the motorway at the first exit.
Yes, use the right shoulder and leave the motorway at the first exit, under Articles 36(1) and 38(2). If the fault prevents safe continuation, stop safely and seek assistance. This emergency situation is distinct from extraordinary congestion use under Article 36(3): authorised and signed sections, stopped traffic lanes, a 30 km/h maximum, single file and no risk to users required to travel on the shoulder.
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No, because you are travelling below the minimum speed permitted on this type of road.
Yes, but you must leave the motorway at the first exit.
No, because motorcycles are not allowed to ride on the hard shoulder of a motorway in the event of a breakdown.
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Por una avería, su motocicleta de MMA no superior a 3.500 kg solo puede continuar con seguridad a 30 km/h, perturbando gravemente la circulación de una autopista. El arcén derecho es transitable y suficiente. ¿Es correcto usarlo?
- No, porque a las motocicletas no les está permitido circular por el arcén de una autopista en caso de avería.
- No, porque se circula a una velocidad inferior a la mínima permitida en este tipo de vías.
- Sí, pero se debe abandonar la autopista por la primera salida.(Correct answer)
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Glossary terms in this question
Motorway
Top-grade public road with separated carriageways, no direct property access, restricted to motor vehicles.
Hard shoulder
Longitudinal strip of the road outside and alongside the carriageway. It is not an ordinary lane, and its use depends on the vehicle, road and signs.
Minimum speed
Speed below which you may not drive without obstructing other traffic, except for justified causes.
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