Step 3 » GENERAL learning environment Category Tr

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 may 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) will perform the overtaking maneuver of bicycles or electric scooters respecting, besides the obligations regarding the overtaking maneuver, also the following obligations, depending on the speed at which they travel (art. 118 paragraph 2 of the Regulation):

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

In conclusion, if you travel up to 50 km/h you are obliged at least to cross the marking, and if you travel 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 remembered that the above are not only recommendations, these are obligations, and their non‑observance is sanctioned according to the law.

It must be remembered that in the case where a road section has this marking made with a continuous line overtaking bicycles or electric scooters can no longer be performed, because 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 lawful option is to drive behind these vehicles until the end of the continuous line marking and the beginning of the broken line marking which may be crossed and overtaking these vehicles may be performed lawfully.

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

The correct answer is: A

Recommendations:

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 Code - Overtaking

Regulation** - Article 120

(1) Is prohibited the overtaking of vehicles:
[...]
h) in the action area of the sign “No overtaking”; (here the legislation regulates the prohibition in a general manner, but the sign (Overtaking motor vehicles, except motorcycles without sidecar, prohibited) regulates in detail also making an exception, motorcycles without sidecar)
[...]

Regulation** - Article 118

[...]
(2) For ensuring the lateral safety distance, when overtaking a bicycle or an electric scooter the drivers of motor vehicles, other than those travelling 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 travelling speed is greater than 50 km/h, or at least by crossing these markings when the travelling speed is at most 50 km/h. (Paragraph (2) was amended and updated on www.scoalarutiera.ro at 06-10-2021)

** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (Road Code Regulation)