Where Overtaking Is Prohibited

The essentials

This topic focuses on locations and situations where overtaking may be prohibited for safety reasons. The aim is to recognize limited visibility, hazardous sections, signs and markings early and avoid risky maneuvers.

What to remember

Overtaking restrictions are usually linked to poor visibility, crossing opposing traffic flows or the safety of vulnerable road users. Always combine the prohibitory sign, solid marking, the status of an intersection/crossing/pedestrian crossing and visibility. A maneuver being physically possible does not mean it is legally permitted.

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Overtaking is prohibited:
  1. At intersections.
  2. Within 150 meters before railway crossings.
  3. In both cases.

The correct answer: At intersections.

The correct answer is “At intersections.”. Overtaking is legal only if there is no location-specific prohibition, visibility and markings allow it, and the manoeuvre can be completed safely. Remember: “the lane is clear” does not automatically mean “overtaking is allowed”.

Overtaking is prohibited:
  1. At regulated intersections.
  2. At unregulated intersections.
  3. In both cases.

The correct answer: In both cases.

The correct answer is “In both cases.”. Overtaking is legal only if there is no location-specific prohibition, visibility and markings allow it, and the manoeuvre can be completed safely. Remember: “the lane is clear” does not automatically mean “overtaking is allowed”.

Overtaking is prohibited:
  1. On railway crossings and within 100m before them.
  2. On railway crossings and within 150m before them.
  3. On railway crossings and within 250m before them.

The correct answer: On railway crossings and within 100m before them.

The correct answer is “On railway crossings and within 100m before them.”. Overtaking is legal only if there is no location-specific prohibition, visibility and markings allow it, and the manoeuvre can be completed safely. Remember: “the lane is clear” does not automatically mean “overtaking is allowed”.

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