Before engaging in an overtaking, at first, you must NOT signal and approach as close as possible to the axis of the road, because first you must make sure that the vehicle in front and the one behind have not signalled the start of a similar maneuver. And if another vehicle has engaged in overtaking you, you can no longer engage in the overtaking, in which case you must not increase the travel speed and must drive as close as possible to the right edge of the carriageway or of the lane on which you are traveling.
Before engaging in an overtaking you must NOT warn by acoustic or optical signals the driver of the vehicle that is to be overtaken.
When you want to perform the overtaking maneuver, you have the following obligations:
Therefore, before engaging in an overtaking, the driver of the motor vehicle / the agricultural or forestry tractor must make sure that the maneuver can be performed in safe conditions, after which signals the intention to change the direction of travel.
The correct answer is: C
Regulation** - Article 118
(1) The driver of a vehicle who performs the overtaking is obliged:
a) to make sure that the one who follows or precedes him has not signalled the intention to start a similar maneuver and that he can overtake without endangering or hindering the traffic coming from the opposite direction;
b) to signal the intention to perform the overtaking;
c) to keep during the overtaking a sufficient lateral distance from the overtaken vehicle;
d) to re-enter the lane or the initial line of traffic after he has signalled and made sure that he can perform this maneuver in safe conditions for the overtaken vehicle and for the other road users.
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Regulation** - Article 119
The driver of a vehicle who is to be overtaken is obliged:
a) not to increase the travel speed;
b) to drive as close as possible to the right edge of the carriageway or of the lane on which he is traveling.
** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (The Regulation of the Road Traffic Code)
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