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No, overtaking does not permit exceeding that limit.
No. Overtaking does not authorise exceeding the applicable limit. Obey vehicle and road limits, including lower posted limits, and reduce speed further when conditions require it. The question excludes special regimes; overtaking on a conventional road provides no permitted speed increase.
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Yes, by 20 km/h on any conventional road.
Yes, provided it is on a motorway or dual carriageway.
No, overtaking does not permit exceeding that limit.
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Conventional road
Interurban road that is not a motorway, dual carriageway or expressway.
Dual carriageway
Fast road with separated carriageways per direction and at least two lanes each way, no at-grade intersections.
Motorway
Top-grade public road with separated carriageways, no direct property access, restricted to motor vehicles.
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