Overtaking
Overtaking - passing by a vehicle or road user moving in the same direction.
Overtaking is a difficult and dangerous maneuver that requires appropriate preparation, concentration, and the ability to predict subsequent events. Particular caution is mandatory here, as is maintaining an appropriately large, safe distance from the vehicle or road user being overtaken. When overtaking a bicycle, bicycle stroller, moped, motorcycle or a column of pedestrians, this distance cannot be less than 1 m.
Before overtaking, the vehicle driver is obliged to make sure in particular that:
- has adequate visibility and sufficient space to overtake without impeding anyone's traffic;
- the driver behind him did not start overtaking;
- the driver driving in front of him in the same lane did not signal his intention to overtake another vehicle, change direction or change lane.
The driver of an overtaken vehicle is prohibited from increasing speed during and immediately after overtaking.
Overtaking on the right
Referring to the Road Traffic Code (Overtaking on the right is allowed on a section of road with designated lanes
- on a one-way road,
- on a two-way road, if at least two traffic lanes in a built-up area or three traffic lanes outside a built-up area are intended for driving in the same direction.
In what cases is overtaking prohibited?
- when reaching the top of the hill,
- at the bend marked with warning signs,
- at an intersection, except for an intersection with circular traffic or where traffic is directed,
- at pedestrian crossings and cyclist crossings, as well as immediately in front of such places, with the exception of crossings or crossings where traffic is directed,
- at railway crossings and directly in front of them,
- on road sections where overtaking is prohibited, expressed by an appropriate prohibition sign. If an additional plate with a vehicle symbol is placed under the B-25 sign, this prohibition applies only to the vehicles indicated on such a plate,
- overtaking an emergency vehicle in a built-up area,
- if overtaking would involve crossing a solid line - single or double.
