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In the action area of the sign “Overtaking motor vehicles, except motorcycles without a sidecar, prohibited” you are allowed to overtake motorcycles without a sidecar and simple vehicles, such as bicycles.
Is prohibited the overtaking of all vehicles on the pedestrian crossings signalled with signs and markings. Therefore overtaking bicycles on the pedestrian crossings is also prohibited.
You are allowed to overtake bicycles also 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 proper 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, in addition to 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. It must be noted that the 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 overtaking bicycles or electric scooters can no longer be performed, because is prohibited the crossing or going over this continuous line marking, and for overtaking these vehicles crossing or going over this marking is mandatory. The only regular 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 the overtaking of these vehicles can be performed in compliance with the rules.
These legislative provisions related to the overtaking of bicycles or electric scooters were added in 2021 in the road traffic legislation.
The correct answer is: B
The road traffic legislation does not provide anything in this regard.
Regulation** - Article 120
(1) Is prohibited the overtaking of vehicles:
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e) on 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 moving on two wheels, perform this maneuver by crossing the longitudinal marking separating the directions of travel or separating the lanes in the same direction, with at least half of the width of the motor vehicle when its travel speed is greater than 50 km/h, or at least by crossing these markings when the travel speed is at most 50 km/h. (Paragraph (2) was amended and updated on www.scoalarutiera.ro on 06-10-2021)
** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (The road traffic code Regulation)
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