Step 3 » GENERAL learning environment Category B (B, B1)

In the given situation you encounter the sign “Overtaking motor vehicles, except motorcycles without sidecar, prohibited”. When encountering this sign overtaking motor vehicles, except motorcycles without sidecar, is prohibited. Therefore, when encountering this sign, you can overtake motorcycles without sidecar, mopeds and simple vehicles (bicycles, animal-drawn vehicles, vehicles pushed or pulled by hand, etc.).

To ensure a proper lateral safety distance, the drivers of motor vehicles (except motor vehicles with two wheels), perform the overtaking maneuver of bicycles or electric scooters respecting, in addition to the obligations regarding the overtaking maneuver, also the following obligations, depending on the speed at which they move (art. 118 paragraph 2 of the Regulation):

• when they move at a speed of up to 50 km/h, they are obliged to perform the overtaking maneuver by crossing the longitudinal marking separating the directions of travel or the one separating the lanes on the same direction of travel;
• when they move at a speed greater than 50 km/h, they are obliged to perform the overtaking maneuver by passing with at least half of the width of the motor vehicle over the longitudinal marking separating the directions of travel or the one separating the lanes on the same direction of travel.

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 pass with half of the width of the motor vehicle over the marking. It must be remembered that the above are not just recommendations, these are obligations, and their non-compliance is sanctioned according to the law.

It must be remembered that if a road section has this marking made with a continuous line overtaking bicycles or electric scooters can no longer be performed, because is prohibited the crossing or passing over this continuous line marking, and for overtaking these vehicles it is obligatory to cross or pass over this marking. The only regulatory option is to drive behind these vehicles until the end of the continuous line marking and the beginning of the discontinuous line marking which can be crossed and overtaking these vehicles can be performed in compliance with the rules.

These legislative provisions related to overtaking bicycles or electric scooters were added in 2021 to the road legislation.

The correct answer is: A

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The complete explanation of the sign --> Overtaking motor vehicles, except motorcycles without sidecar, prohibited

The overtaking maneuver and the places where overtaking is prohibited - Audio-Video Lesson --> Road Traffic Code - Overtaking

Regulation** - Article 120

(1) Is prohibited the overtaking of vehicles:
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h) in the action area of the sign “Overtaking prohibited”; (here the legislation regulates the prohibition in a general manner, but the sign (Overtaking motor vehicles, except motorcycles without sidecar, prohibited) regulates it in detail also making an exception, motorcycles without sidecar)
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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 which move on two wheels, perform this maneuver by passing over the longitudinal marking separating the directions of travel or separating the lanes on the same direction, with at least half of the width of the motor vehicle when its speed of travel is greater than 50 km/h, or at least by crossing these markings when the speed of travel 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)