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On an urban road with at least two lanes in your direction delimited by longitudinal markings, you intend to overtake a car without an external right-hand mirror on its right. What must you check first?

On an urban road with at least two lanes in your direction delimited by longitudinal markings, you intend to overtake a car without an external right-hand mirror on its right. 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 the overtake can be performed without endangering other users. Right-side overtaking is permitted under these urban-lane conditions, but not generally on every street merely because it is in a built-up area. The missing right mirror calls for particular caution: the other driver may be unaware of you. You need not await a right indicator as confirmation, and such a signal grants no permission or priority. Check space, visibility, likely movements and applicable signs before starting.

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

  • 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.

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