In this situation, while overtaking, can you drive into the space between the bicycles riding in a column formation?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, you are driving on a road through greenery behind a group of cyclists in reflective vests riding in an organised column, partly in pairs. When overtaking, you are not allowed to drive in between the bicycles riding in the column. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits driving in between bicycles, cycle carts or electric scooters riding in a column. A column, which may have up to 15 bicycles, is treated like one long vehicle - if you do not have room to overtake the whole column, you do not start the manoeuvre, and driving in between the cyclists halfway would force them to brake suddenly. When overtaking, you keep a lateral clearance of at least 1 m from each bicycle and return to your lane only after the last one.
Legal basis: Art. 32 para. 1 point 2 and para. 6 and Art. 24 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)