In this scenario, are you permitted to overtake on the right-hand side of the expressway?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are driving in the right lane of an expressway with two lanes in your direction; a dark car is in the left lane, and above the roadway there are variable message signs with a 100 km/h limit. On the expressway, you are allowed to overtake on the right. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires overtaking on the left, but allows overtaking on the right on a section of road with marked lanes on a one-way roadway. Each roadway of a dual-carriageway expressway is one-way, and the lanes are marked with lines - so the condition is met, regardless of the fact that you are outside a built-up area (the requirement of three lanes applies only to two-way roadways). However, you overtake while meeting the general conditions: you have visibility and space, nobody is overtaking you, and the driver in the left lane is not signalling a move to the right lane. You simply stay in your lane and go past them, without pulling in right in front of them. Also remember the limit shown on the signs - 100 km/h applies in both lanes.
Legal basis: Art. 24 para. 3 and para. 10 point 1 and para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)