In this situation, are you allowed to overtake the biker if this requires driving over a double solid line?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a road through a forest, and ahead of you a cyclist is riding near the right-hand edge; the middle of the roadway is marked by a double solid line P-4. You are not allowed to overtake the cyclist if this would require driving onto this line. 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 that it is prohibited to cross this line or drive onto it. The Road Traffic Act requires you to keep a distance of at least 1 m when overtaking a bicycle - on a narrow roadway this cannot be done without driving onto the line, so the manoeuvre is ruled out. You follow the cyclist at a safe distance, you do not sound the horn and you do not try to squeeze past half a metre from their handlebars; you overtake only where the line changes into a broken one and you can move onto the left half of the roadway.
Legal basis: § 86 para. 5 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 24 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)