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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 pedestrian crossings signalled by signs and markings. Therefore, the overtaking of bicycles is also prohibited on pedestrian crossings.
You are allowed to overtake bicycles even at less than 100 meters from a level crossing with a railway, because overtaking is prohibited on 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 two-wheeled motor vehicles) perform the maneuver of overtaking bicycles or electric scooters while respecting, in addition to the obligations regarding the overtaking maneuver, the following obligations, depending on the speed at which they move (art. 118 paragraph 2 of the Regulation):
In conclusion, if you move at up to 50 km/h you are obliged at least to cross the marking, and if you move at 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 these above are not only recommendations, these are obligations, and their non-compliance is sanctioned according to the law.
It must be noted that if a road section has this marking made with a continuous line the overtaking of bicycles or electric scooters cannot be performed, because the crossing or passing over this continuous line marking is prohibited, and for overtaking these vehicles it is mandatory to cross or pass over this marking. The only regulatory option is to drive behind these vehicles until the continuous line marking ends and the broken line marking begins, which may be crossed and overtaking these vehicles can be performed legally.
These legislative provisions related to overtaking 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) on pedestrian crossings signalled by signs and markings;
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Regulation** - Article 120
(1) Is prohibited the overtaking of vehicles:
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f) on 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) To ensure 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 on 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 (Road Code Regulation)
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