Which of the following vehicles can you overtake when you're riding a light four-wheeled vehicle (microcar, quad) on the road, once you go past this sign?
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Correct answer
B. A single-track motorcycle.
Explanation
In the photo, at the right-hand edge, there is sign B-25 "no overtaking", the roadway is divided by a double solid line, and a lorry is driving ahead of us. When driving a light quadricycle, beyond this sign you may overtake a single-track motorcycle - answer B.
Sign B-25 prohibits drivers of power-driven vehicles from overtaking multi-track power-driven vehicles. A light quadricycle is a power-driven vehicle, so the ban covers it. An agricultural tractor (answer A) and another light quadricycle (answer C) are multi-track power-driven vehicles - you must not overtake them. A single-track motorcycle is power-driven, but it is not multi-track, so the ban does not protect it. However, remember the double solid line visible in the photo: you must not cross it or drive onto it, and when overtaking a motorcycle you must keep a lateral clearance of at least 1 m. In practice, such a manoeuvre is possible here only in a wide lane, without driving onto the line.
Legal basis: § 23 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 2 point 32, 42b and 42c and Art. 24 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)