In this scenario, could you have overtaken the visible vehicle on its left?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, you are driving along a street in a built-up area behind a dark car that has switched on its left indicator and is approaching a left turn. You could not overtake it on its left. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act states that a vehicle signalling an intention to turn left may be overtaken only on its right, and before overtaking you must make sure that the driver in front of you in the same lane has not signalled an intention to change direction. The left indicator of the car in front of you is exactly such a signal: the driver is about to move towards the centre of the roadway and turn, and if you were on its left side at that moment, it would drive straight into your side - this is one of the most common accident scenarios when overtaking. A driver turning left is obliged to move towards the centre of the roadway, so there will be no space on the left anyway. Overtaking on the right is allowed here only if there is room for it on the roadway, without driving onto the shoulder or the pavement; most often the most sensible thing is simply to wait until the car turns.
Legal basis: Art. 24 para. 5 and para. 1 point 3 and Art. 22 para. 2 point 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)