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After overtaking has started, the overtaking vehicle continues the manoeuvre and a dangerous situation arises. What must the overtaken driver do regarding speed?

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Reduce speed to help the manoeuvre finish safely.

Reduce it to help the manoeuvre finish safely, without obstructive manoeuvres. If the overtaking driver clearly abandons the manoeuvre by slowing, the overtaken driver need not slow when doing so would endanger traffic, but must facilitate their return to the lane. Slowing is not required for every attempted overtake.

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  • Reduce speed to help the manoeuvre finish safely.

  • Necessarily maintain it even if that worsens the danger.

  • Increase it to prevent the other vehicle completing the overtake.

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