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BDifficulty 3/5

Outside a built-up area, what warnings does the regulation permit to inform another driver of your intention to overtake?

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A permitted acoustic warning or headlight flashes without dazzling.

A non-shrill acoustic warning without excessive use is permitted, or it may be replaced by very brief flashes of dipped or main beam, or alternating both, without dazzling. These warnings confer no priority and do not replace the duty to signal a lateral movement. The horn may also be used to avoid a possible accident, including in a built-up area; there is no prescribed sequence of indicator followed by headlight flashes.

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  • A permitted acoustic warning or headlight flashes without dazzling.

  • Only light signals; never an acoustic warning of the overtaking intention.

  • Sound the horn continuously until the other driver moves aside.

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