Are you allowed to exceed the permissible speed binding in a given section of the road when overtaking?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo, from the cab of a tram, we see tram tracks in the roadway and a car in front of us driving in the right-hand lane. When overtaking, you are not allowed to exceed the speed limit that applies on the given section of road - the answer is NO.
The regulations do not provide any exception to speed limits for the duration of overtaking. The speed limit, whether it comes from the Road Traffic Act or from signs, including BT-1 for trams, applies for the whole time you are driving. If you cannot overtake a vehicle without exceeding the speed limit, you give up overtaking. A tram has a long braking distance, so excessive speed is particularly dangerous for it. Also remember the BT-1 signs.
Legal basis: Art. 20 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 27 and § 81 of the Regulation on road signs and signals