Is overtaking allowed at this intersection?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, at night, we follow other cars onto a roundabout marked with signs A-7 and C-12; lanes are marked on the roundabout roadway. Overtaking is allowed at this junction - the answer is YES.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits overtaking a power-driven vehicle at a junction, but with the exception of a roundabout and a junction where traffic is controlled. So a roundabout is a place where overtaking is allowed - of course when the general conditions are met: good visibility, enough space and making sure that you will not obstruct anyone. On a roundabout with several lanes, overtaking is often combined with driving in another lane, and before the exit with changing lanes - you signal every such change and give way to vehicles travelling in the lane you are moving into. At night you pay attention to vehicles whose lights are lost in the glare of street lamps.
Legal basis: Art. 24 para. 1 and para. 7 point 3 and Art. 22 para. 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 36 para. 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals