In the situation depicted, despite exercising utmost caution, are you prohibited from overtaking?

Ahead of you and the lorry in the left-hand lane there is a pedestrian crossing marked with sign D-6 and zebra markings, without traffic lights. The ban on overtaking on a crossing and immediately before it is absolute - it does not disappear because the driver exercises particular caution. The answer is: yes, the ban applies.

The Road Traffic Act prohibits overtaking a vehicle on a pedestrian crossing and immediately before it, except at a crossing where traffic is controlled by signals or a police officer. There is no exception here for "careful" overtaking, because the problem does not lie in the driver's skills but in physics: a high vehicle next to you hides the crossing and the pedestrian, and the pedestrian cannot see you. You may overtake only beyond the crossing, when the situation is clear to everyone.

Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 3 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)