When driving slowly during a traffic jam, should you anticipate that a cyclist may overtake you from the right?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In a traffic jam, cars move slowly or stand still, and in such a situation a cyclist has the right to overtake them on the right, riding between the vehicles and the edge of the roadway. So you must expect this - especially when changing lanes, turning right, opening a door and moving off. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act allows a cyclist to overtake slow-moving vehicles other than bicycles on their right-hand side. This is an exception to the general rule of overtaking on the left, intended precisely for traffic jams. That is why in a traffic jam, before every manoeuvre to the right, look in the right mirror and over your right shoulder, and when turning into an intersecting road, give way to a cyclist going straight on.
Legal basis: Art. 24 para. 12 and Art. 27 para. 1a of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)