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In the action area of the sign “Overtaking motor vehicles, except motorcycles without sidecar, prohibited” you are allowed to overtake motorcycles without sidecar and simple vehicles, for example bicycles.
Is prohibited the overtaking of all vehicles on pedestrian crossings signalled with signs and markings. Therefore overtaking bicycles on pedestrian crossings is also prohibited.
You are allowed to overtake bicycles even at less than 100 meters from a level crossing with a railway, because overtaking is prohibited on the level crossings with the railway and at less than 50 meters before them.
To ensure a corresponding lateral safety distance, the drivers of motor vehicles (except motor vehicles with two wheels) will perform the maneuver of overtaking bicycles or electric scooters respecting, besides the obligations regarding the overtaking maneuver, also the following obligations, depending on the speed with which they move (art. 118 paragraph 2 of the Regulation):
In conclusion, if you move with up to 50 km/h you are obliged at least to cross the marking, and if you move with more than 50 km/h you are obliged at least to cross with half of the width of the motor vehicle over the marking. These above are not only recommendations, these are obligations, and their non‑observance is sanctioned according to the law.
It must be noted that if a road sector has this marking made with a continuous line the overtaking of bicycles or electric scooters can no longer be performed, because the crossing or passing over this continuous line marking is prohibited, and for overtaking these vehicles the crossing or passing over this marking is mandatory. The only lawful option is to go behind these vehicles until the end of the continuous line marking and the beginning of the discontinuous line marking which can be crossed and the overtaking of these vehicles can be lawfully performed.
These legislative provisions regarding the overtaking of bicycles or electric scooters were added in 2021 in the road legislation.
The correct answer is: B
The road legislation does not provide anything in this regard.
Regulation** - Article 120
(1) Is prohibited the overtaking of vehicles:
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e) at the pedestrian crossings signalled with signs and markings;
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Regulation** - Article 120
(1) Is prohibited the overtaking of vehicles:
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f) on the level crossings with the current railway and at less than 50 m before them;
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Regulation** - Article 118
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(2) For ensuring the lateral safety distance, when overtaking a bicycle or an electric scooter the drivers of motor vehicles, other than those that move on two wheels, perform this maneuver by crossing the longitudinal marking separating the traffic directions or separating the lanes on the same traffic direction, with at least half of the width of the motor vehicle when its speed is greater than 50 km/h, or at least by crossing these markings when the speed of movement is at most 50 km/h. (Paragraph (2) was modified and updated on www.scoalarutiera.ro on 06-10-2021)
** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (Road Traffic Code Regulation)
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