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Rules of the road

Spanish drivers have a reputation for poor driving and it is a fact that Spain has one of the highest road traffic accident rates in Europe.

If you follow the basic rules and stick to speed limits you avoid having an accident.

Keep the following information in mind:

You must keep in your vehicle:
     all your car documents
     a reflective safety jacket
     two red warning triangles
     a spare tyre and the tools to fit it
     a spare set of bulbs and the tools to fit them

Children aged under 3 must be in a car seat.
Children aged 3-12 (or less than 150cm high) must wear a seat belt and cannot sit in the front seat.

The wearing of seat belts is compulsory (both front and rear).

You must not drive whilst using your mobile phone.

If you breakdown and are stopped on a hard shoulder or road you must wear the reflective jacket.

You must always carry your driving licence with you when driving.

Drinking and driving is a serious offence.

Driving in Spain needs patience – aggression just causes accidents (and it’s far too hot most of the time to get cross when driving!)

Police checks are common. If you see one slow down and stop if the traffic police (dressed in green uniforms) halt you.

You don’t have to stop at a zebra crossing (there are far too many), but pedestrians don’t always know this and have a habit of walking across the road assuming you will stop (particularly tourists).

You don’t have to stop at a flashing amber traffic light provided it’s safe to continue. Lights change direct from red to green with no amber in between.

An obvious one, but don’t forget to drive on the right!

Parking in Spain is very haphazard, particularly in the narrow streets. Often the procedure is just to abandon the car and not worry about whether it causes anyone else a problem. A tip is to always push your mirrors in when parking. To minimise the risk of bumps and scratches to your car don’t park in the narrow streets unless you have to.

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