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A lorry longer than ten metres does not signal an intention to overtake. Besides enough distance to stop without collision, in which case is the additional minimum 50-metre gap under Article 54(2) required?

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Outside built-up areas, with one lane in your direction, overtaking allowed and no saturation preventing it.

Outside built-up areas, with one lane in your direction, where overtaking is allowed and traffic is not too saturated for it. The gap allows following vehicles to overtake safely. Article 54(3) exceptions are built-up areas, an overtaking prohibition, more than one lane in your direction or saturation preventing overtaking. Enough distance to stop without collision remains compulsory and may exceed 50 metres; tunnels have specific minima.

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  • Always in built-up areas, even without the Article 54(2) conditions.

  • Outside built-up areas, with one lane in your direction, overtaking allowed and no saturation preventing it.

  • Only on dual carriageways with several lanes in your direction.

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