Are you allowed to start overtaking in the presented situation?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you are driving behind a car that is approaching a level crossing: on the right there is a St Andrew's cross G-3 with sign B-20 "STOP", and on the left you can see tracks crossing the road and a second cross - the crossing has no barriers. You must not overtake immediately before a level crossing. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits overtaking a vehicle on a level crossing and immediately before it, and the STOP sign requires everyone to stop and make sure that no train is coming. The car being overtaken would block your view of the tracks, and on the other side there must be space to leave the crossing. You stay behind it, stop and cross only when you have checked the tracks in both directions yourself.
Legal basis: Art. 28 para. 1 and para. 3 point 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 21 para. 4 of the Regulation on road signs and signals