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No. Overtaking does not allow a bus to exceed its applicable limit. The generic conventional-road maximum for an ordinary bus is 90 km/h, but lower limits can apply, for example due to signs, school transport, authorised standing passengers or absence of seat belts. There is no general extra 20 km/h allowance for overtaking; the former exception for cars and motorcycles did not authorise buses either.
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Yes, but only if you do not exceed the car's speed by more than 20 km/h while overtaking.
Yes, in all cases.
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