In this scenario, once you've passed the truck coming from the opposite direction, are you allowed to overtake the car ahead?

In the video, you are driving in the evening, into the low sun, along a two-way street behind a car that is braking - in front of it there is another car with its brake lights on, and further ahead more vehicles; you have just passed an oncoming lorry. After passing the lorry, you cannot decide to overtake the vehicle in front of you. The answer is: no.

The Road Traffic Act states that before overtaking, the driver of a vehicle is obliged to make sure that they have adequate visibility and sufficient space to overtake without obstructing anyone's traffic, and to exercise particular caution when overtaking. There is not enough space: in front of the car you would like to overtake there is no gap, only a line of braking vehicles, so after the manoeuvre you would have nowhere to return to your lane. Visibility is also lacking: the low sun shining straight into your eyes makes it hard to see a vehicle coming from the opposite direction and to judge its distance. Overtaking a line of vehicles on a two-way street in a built-up area means driving in the lane for the opposite direction with no visible end to the manoeuvre. So you stay behind the vehicle, increase your following distance and wait until the line of vehicles spreads out and you can see a long way along the road ahead.

Legal basis: Art. 24 para. 1 point 1 and para. 2 and Art. 19 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)