DGT B licence questions: Overtaking

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Outside a built-up area, the black car in the left lane has finished overtaking. It can safely return to the right lane, and neither…
There is light fog, but visibility is sufficient to overtake or abandon the manoeuvre safely. All other rules are met and overtaking is not…
On a section with visibility so restricted that you cannot check whether a U-turn would endanger other road users, may you make it?
A car without a trailer overtakes another car on a two-way conventional road outside a built-up area, without physical separation or a…
Which type of trucks does the no-overtaking sign for trucks apply to?
On a bend with insufficient visibility, may you overtake by entering the opposing traffic lane?
Strong crosswind blows from the right, and you overtake on the left of a lorry that can shield you from it. What change should you…
On a motorway with three lanes in each direction, which lane should you normally drive in?
A change in gradient is:
Outside a tunnel, you drive a car behind another vehicle and intend to overtake it. What separation must you maintain before starting the…
Which vehicles does this R-306 prohibit from overtaking motor vehicles travelling on the carriageway?
When overtaking cyclists, which measure is necessary to reduce the risk of striking them?
In a tunnel with one lane each way, may a car overtake another moving car by using the oncoming lane, outside exceptional cases?
A car intends to overtake another moving car across a continuous longitudinal line separating directions, without an exceptional case or…
Before overtaking, the driver must especially check that:
After overtaking on the left, when should you return to the right-hand lane?
On a motorway, a driver is travelling in the left-hand lane because they have just overtaken. Must they return immediately to the…
Which signs end an overtaking prohibition indicated by R-305?
On a two-way carriageway with one lane per direction, you signal a left turn and another vehicle can safely overtake on your right. With no…
What is most important to avoid colliding with the vehicle in front?
You drive a car without a trailer on a conventional road with no physical separation between directions, no lower specific limit and no…
On a road with one lane for each direction of travel, is a driver permitted to overtake several vehicles at once?
Overtaking is prohibited at intersections and in their vicinity, except...
A special vehicle over 3,500 kg MAM travels outside built-up areas on a road with one lane per direction where overtaking is permitted.…
If your vehicle is about to be overtaken, do you have any obligation?
When overtaking a cyclist in a passenger car, what must you do?
While one passenger car overtakes another, what must the overtaking driver do about lateral clearance?
As a general rule, which white longitudinal lane-separating marking must not be crossed to overtake, except in prescribed exceptional cases?
When carrying an authorised passenger on a motorcycle, what must you do regarding the vehicle’s behaviour?
You drive a car on a dual carriageway outside a built-up area, with two lanes in your direction, outside tunnels. You follow a lorry…
Outside a built-up area, you follow another vehicle in your car without intending to overtake. On which stretch must you leave space for a…
A heavy vehicle cannot be overtaken easily and safely because the carriageway is too narrow. A usable shoulder is available. Under article…
In a tunnel, a car below 3,500 kg MAM does not intend to overtake and no instruction requires a different separation. What minimum distance…
Outside a built-up area, to warn another driver of the intention to overtake, in addition to signalling any lateral movement when required,…
On a dual carriageway that runs through an urban area, you must...
At sign R-306, “No overtaking for lorries”, may a lorry below 3,500 kg MAM overtake motor vehicles if other rules permit it and it is safe?
The green car would have to enter the opposing lane to overtake. The approaching vehicle is so close that it would have to brake or change…
A tram travels along the centre of a two-way road. There is sufficient space on its right and overtaking is legal and safe. On which side…
Before starting to overtake, the driver is required to check that...
On a section where a continuous line prohibits entering the opposing direction, a broken-down car partly blocks your lane. It is not…
Which circumstance during overtaking introduces the risk of meeting opposing traffic head-on?
A non-priority vehicle travels in a built-up area. With no accident risk or other regulatory exception, may it use the horn solely to…
While following another vehicle before overtaking, may you reduce the gap below what is needed to stop without collision if the vehicle…
A car overtakes a cyclist on a conventional road with one lane per direction and no shoulder. There is a continuous line, sufficient…
While preparing to overtake, may you approach the vehicle ahead closer than the gap needed to stop without collision if it brakes suddenly?
As a general rule, at which of these places does article 87 prohibit overtaking?
At the sign shown, while not carrying out an overtaking manoeuvre, what signposted gap must you keep from the vehicle ahead?
In tunnels with one lane for each direction, is overtaking prohibited?
If a vehicle is overtaking you and the manoeuvre is going to create a dangerous situation, what should you do, as a general rule?
In ordinary traffic, with no officer directing otherwise, may you overtake a moving passenger car at or near a marked pedestrian crossing…
At a crest with restricted visibility on a two-way road, overtaking a passenger car requires entering the opposing direction. Does a broken…
On a section where overtaking is prohibited and a U-turn is not expressly authorised, may you reverse your direction of travel?
On a Spanish autopista, traffic fills the carriageway width and each row can move only at the speed of the vehicle ahead. May the row in…
In which case does article 54.3 waive the additional gap allowing vehicles behind to overtake you, without removing the safe…
Why is it obligatory to look ahead when intending to overtake?
At a reduced-visibility bend on a two-way carriageway, you intend to overtake by entering the opposing-traffic area or make a U-turn…
On a two-way road, an R-305 sign prohibits overtaking into the area reserved for opposing traffic. An ordinary lorry is still moving very…
On a motorway outside a built-up area with three or more lanes per direction, which vehicle is subject to the rule of normally using the…
Under current article 85.4, when overtaking a pedestrian travelling along the road, on which roads must at least 1.5 metres of lateral…
On a bend with reduced visibility, directions are clearly delimited and overtaking can safely be completed entirely within your direction,…
To overtake a bicycle, may you enter the opposing direction when necessary and all legal and safety requirements are met?
After an R-305 sign, you intend to overtake a car by entering the lane reserved for opposing traffic. Is this permitted?
You travel through a tunnel with two lanes for your direction. With no other prohibition and a safe manoeuvre possible, may you overtake…
Before changing lanes to overtake on a motorway, what area can hide a vehicle even after checking the mirrors?
On a motorway outside a built-up area with three lanes per direction and no special regulation, may a car use the middle lane to overtake…
In a tunnel, a passenger car with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3,500 kg is travelling without intending to overtake. What…
The vehicle ahead clearly indicates that it intends to stop on the left side of the road. If you choose to overtake, must you do so on the…
What does the danger of an overtaking manoeuvre depend on?
A driver signals a lateral move to the left to begin overtaking. When must they switch off that left indicator?
You drive a car with a MAM no greater than 3,500 kg through the tunnel shown and do not intend to overtake. When expressing the prescribed…
In a tunnel with two lanes for your direction, no signs prohibiting overtaking and safe conditions, may a car overtake another without…
Does sign R-305, “No overtaking”, prohibit overtaking a motor vehicle when the manoeuvre requires entering the area reserved for opposing…
On a section with a solid line separating traffic directions, which of these road users may a car overtake using the opposing lane if it is…
On an interurban road, which of these circumstances exceptionally permits overtaking on the right, provided there is enough space and it…
Before anyone has begun moving sideways, the vehicle ahead in your lane signals that it will overtake on the left. A reasonable time has…
A moped overtakes a tractor in a case governed by Article 36.5. In addition to all other safety rules, which limits on travelling alongside…
If you need more speed to overtake another car, may you accelerate within the applicable limit and safely?
On a road with one lane in each direction, a lorry is overtaking and it is not possible to see the road ahead. Can you position yourself…
A car is being overtaken when danger arises. The overtaking vehicle continues; slowing the car being overtaken helps it finish and return…
Outside built-up areas, when overtaking a car on a motorcycle, what minimum lateral clearance must you leave from its most protruding parts?
On a bend where visibility prevents checking that the manoeuvre is safe, is a U-turn permitted?
You are travelling in the left-hand lane of a motorway because you have just overtaken. Must you return immediately to the right-hand lane?
When changing lanes, how long must you keep the indicator signalling that lateral movement?
Should an overtaking manoeuvre be carried out when in doubt?
A motorcycle without a trailer overtakes a car on a paved, two-way conventional road outside a built-up area, without physical separation…
Is overtaking permitted on a bend or brow of a hill with reduced visibility on a road with two lanes in each direction?
In which situation does Article 87.1.a prohibit overtaking because of insufficient visibility?
An overtake requires entering the opposing direction. In which of these situations is it prohibited because of insufficient visibility?
A tram travels along the central part of a two-way road. If there is sufficient space and you can overtake safely with no other…
You drive a car behind another vehicle and intend to overtake it. May you leave an insufficient gap to stop without colliding if the…
On a bend, visibility is insufficient to check that a U-turn can be made without danger or obstruction. May you make it?
In a tunnel, a motorcycle rider does not intend to overtake the vehicle ahead. What minimum separation does Article 95.6 state?
The green car follows the white car in the same lane. The white car first signalled moving left to overtake; neither has begun, and no…
On a bend on a two-way road with restricted visibility, may you overtake by entering the area reserved for opposing traffic?
After passing an R-502 end-of-overtaking-prohibition sign, with no other prohibition or marking preventing the manoeuvre, may you overtake…
The obligation to leave enough space to allow overtaking will not apply...
On a conventional road with sufficient visibility and without endangering or obstructing anyone, may you overtake slow cyclists across a…
May you make a U-turn in a place where overtaking is prohibited?
In a traffic jam outside tunnels, with your car stopped, how should you maintain separation from the vehicle ahead?
Outside a built-up area, after overtaking in the left lane with your car, with no further overtake or other special circumstance, must you…