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In a built-up area, you travel on a carriageway with two lanes in the same direction marked by longitudinal lines. You intend to overtake on the right a car in the left lane that lacks an external right mirror. What must you check first?

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you will first make sure that you can do so without endangering other road users.

Make sure you can do so without endangering other road users. The built-up-area right-overtaking exception requires at least two lanes in the same direction marked by longitudinal lines; being on an urban street alone is insufficient. A missing mirror does not authorise a dangerous manoeuvre and calls for extra care. The other vehicle’s indicator does not replace your safety check.

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  • you will not be able to overtake the car until its driver indicates that they have noticed your presence with the right-hand direction indicator.

  • the manoeuvre cannot be carried out because overtaking on the right is always prohibited.

  • you will first make sure that you can do so without endangering other road users.

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