Are you allowed to accelerate when you are being overtaken?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving on a road through a forest, and a white van is just overtaking you and returning to the right lane in front of you. When you are being overtaken, you are not allowed to increase your speed. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits the driver of a vehicle being overtaken from increasing speed during overtaking and immediately after it; the driver of a slow-moving vehicle, an agricultural tractor or a vehicle without an engine must also move as far to the right as possible to make the manoeuvre easier. Speeding up lengthens the time the overtaking driver spends in the left lane and may prevent them from returning safely before an oncoming vehicle arrives - this is one of the common causes of head-on collisions. When you see in the mirror a car pulling out to overtake, you keep a steady speed or slow down slightly, keep to the right side of your lane and leave it space to return.
Legal basis: Art. 24 para. 6 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)