When driving a truck on urban roads or on roads passing through a town (travesía), what gap must be kept from the vehicle ahead?

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In accordance with the General Traffic Regulations, when driving on roads within built-up areas (streets or roads passing through a town (travesía)), every driver must keep from the preceding vehicle a gap that allows them to stop in the event of sudden braking without colliding with it (Article 54(1)). The minimum gap of 50 meters for vehicles of more than 3,500 kg maximum authorized mass (MAM), and for combined vehicles of more than 10 meters in length, does not apply in built-up areas (Article 54(3)), nor is it required in built-up areas to leave additional space for others to overtake safely. For its part, 1.50 meters is not a following distance: it is the minimum lateral distance when overtaking cyclists, mopeds, personal mobility vehicles and pedestrians (Article 85(4)), not a frontal distance.

When driving a truck on urban roads or on roads passing through a town (travesía), what gap must be kept from the vehicle ahead?

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