In this situation, are you allowed to overtake the vehicle shown?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a straight road through a forest behind a silver car; the roadway is divided by a broken line, there is a cycle path on the right, and nobody is coming from the opposite direction. You are allowed to overtake the vehicle in front of you. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits overtaking a power-driven vehicle moving on the roadway when approaching the crest of a hill, on a bend marked with warning signs and at a junction (except at a roundabout and at a junction where traffic is controlled), and the Regulation on road signs and signals prohibits crossing only solid lines - the broken line P-1 only marks the lanes. Here the road is straight and flat, there is no B-25 ban and no junction, and the line is broken. Before the manoeuvre you make sure that you have visibility and space, that nobody is overtaking you and that the car in front of you is not signalling a left turn; then you switch on the indicator and overtake, keeping a safe distance.
Legal basis: Art. 24 para. 1, 2 and 7 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 86 para. 1 and 3 of the Regulation on road signs and signals