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Yes, without exceeding 15 seconds or 200 metres alongside and while meeting all other rules.
Article 36.5 prohibits overtaking in the cases it governs if travelling alongside exceeds 15 seconds or 200 metres. Both limits must therefore be observed: no more than 15 seconds and no more than 200 metres. Meeting one does not permit exceeding the other. All other overtaking, signalling, priority, visibility and safe-clearance requirements also apply. The provision’s exception concerns bicycles performing the overtake, not every two-wheeled vehicle.
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Yes, a light signal from the tractor is sufficient.
Yes, without exceeding 15 seconds or 200 metres alongside and while meeting all other rules.
No, a vehicle travelling on the shoulder may never be overtaken.
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