In this situation, are you obliged to exercise particular caution?
Show the correct answer
Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving on a road through a forest and overtaking a green bus, moving onto the left side of the roadway. While overtaking, you are obliged to exercise particular caution. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver, when overtaking, to exercise particular caution, and especially to keep a safe distance from the vehicle or road user being overtaken. Particular caution means increased attention and adapting your behaviour to the conditions so that you can react quickly enough - when overtaking, this means constantly watching the road in front of the bus, the mirrors and the bus itself, which may start turning or changing lanes. The bus is long, so the manoeuvre takes longer, and a vehicle coming from the opposite direction may appear from behind it. You overtake decisively, with a safe side distance, and return to the right lane only when you can see the whole bus in the mirror.
Legal basis: Art. 24 para. 2 and Art. 2 point 22 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)