Where overtaking is forbidden
Know every place and situation where overtaking on the left is banned, and the exceptions for cyclists.
1. The general rule2. No-overtaking signs3. Junctions4. Level crossings5. Hills, bends and speed humps6. Overtaking a vehicle that is overtaking
Section 1The general rule
Which vehicles the bans cover
Official source · art. 17.1 · last amended 2023-04-01Links inhalen is verboden wanneer de bestuurder de tegemoetkomende weggebruikers niet van ver genoeg kan opmerken om het inhalen zonder gevaar voor ongevallen uit te voeren.Open the full article on JustelIn the places in this lesson you may not overtake on the left: animal-drawn vehicles, vehicles with more than two wheels, and two-wheeled motor vehicles (mopeds, motorcycles). These bans never apply to overtaking cyclists. The line rules are in Lesson 2, and crossings in Lesson 4.
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See plansRules in this lesson
- No-overtaking sign
- No overtaking for lorries
- Junctions where you must give way
- On a priority road
- Level crossing
- Top of a hill
- Dangerous bend
- Speed humps: speed
- Speed humps: overtaking
- Speed hump signs
- Fewer than three lanes in your direction
- Three or more lanes in your direction
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