In this situation, having completed overtaking, are you obliged to return to the right traffic lane?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving in the left lane of a dual carriageway outside town and overtaking a red car in the right lane; ahead of you the right lane is clear. After completing the overtaking you are obliged to return to the right lane. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver to drive as close as possible to the right-hand edge of the roadway and, on a roadway with marked lanes, not to occupy more than one lane. The left lane is for overtaking, not for constant driving - a driver who stays in it after overtaking blocks faster vehicles, provokes overtaking on the right and creates traffic jams. You return to the right lane when you can see the whole overtaken car in the interior mirror, with the right indicator on, smoothly and without cutting in; if there is a line of vehicles in the right lane, you may stay in the left lane as long as you are overtaking more of them.
Legal basis: Art. 16 para. 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)