Avoid Fines – Little Known Traffic Rules Nº 5

This week´s edition is about little known traffic signs. If you can think of others, please add a comment with a picture!

Watch Out – Traffic being diverted to hard shoulder

No parking on uneven days of the month

No parking on even days of the month

Limited parking

More signals, related to parking…

– zig zag yellow lines on the road: no parking unless for special purpose vehicles (ambulances or buses e.g.) or to indicate loading area

– yellow rectangular, corners connected by X on the road: no parking allowed.

Lane exclusively for vehicles with Telepeaje equipment

Obligatory minimum speed

Advised maximum speed

Yellow flag, precaution: danger ahead

Red flag – road ahead temporarily blocked for all traffic, except those accompanied by official vehicle(s)

Green flag – road ahead is free again

White flag, indicating vehicle behind to go and stop to right hand side of the road.

You might have seen members of a unit of the Protección Civil directing Trafic during a special event, a religious procession or a bicycle race for example. By law, if so instructed by the regular Traffic Officers or Local Police they are allowed to deny vehicles or pedestrians access to roads, or lanes, that will be occupied temporarily by the participants of the event, to guarantee their safety.

Quiz question: what do these light signals mean and to whom are they directed?

Quiz Question: what do these light signals mean and to whom are they directed? Please post your answers as comments below. The correct answer will be given in next week´s episode, which will be about the right of way in Spain.

Please note: The information provided is based upon our understanding of current legislation. It is not legal advice but is provided freely to enable you to be properly informed. We recommend that if you are considering taking action, you should seek professional advice.