Are you allowed to start overtaking a vehicle at this section of the road?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a wide street with yellow railings on the left, behind a red car; lanes for opposite directions are separated by a double solid line P-4. On this section you must not start overtaking. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that marking P-4 "double solid line" separates lanes for opposite directions and means a ban on crossing this line and driving onto it. Overtaking a car on a roadway with one lane in each direction would mean moving into the opposite lane, that is, crossing the line. The ban applies even when nothing is coming from the opposite direction and the road seems straight and wide - the road authority introduced it for reasons you cannot see from the car, for example exits from properties or pedestrian crossings. You overtake only where the line changes to a broken line.
Legal basis: § 86 para. 5 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 24 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)