€200 fine
Overtaking is one of the most dangerous actions that can be carried out when driving and is the cause of many accidents on secondary roads. For this reason, now that displacements are going to increase, the DGT reminds you of the six cases where overtaking is totally prohibited.
Overtaking is a maneuver that requires a lot of safety and precaution, since numerous factors intervene that condition it, such as speed, wind incidence, visibility, road conditions or vehicle performance, in addition to the human factor, for supposed.
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Some stretches of road have the corresponding signs that prohibit overtaking, but this is not always the case. Nor do all highways have a continuous line to divide the lanes.
Precisely, on those more complicated roads, it is where you have to take extreme precautions and keep in mind the six cases where overtaking is totally prohibited, according to the DGT.
Six cases where overtaking is totally prohibited according to the DGT
Remember, even without a sign that prohibits it, it is forbidden to overtake in:❌Curves or elevation changes without visibility❌Level crossings❌Behind an overtaking truck ❌Intersections and proximities❌Steps #pedestrians❌Tunnels👉https://t.co/2ZI2YEhCBw#ZeroRisks pic.twitter.com/HI2TwBtrDC
— Director General Traffic (@DGTes) May 17, 2022
As stated in the General Traffic Regulations in its article 87, it is forbidden to overtake “in curves and elevation changes with reduced visibility and, in general, in any place or circumstance in which the visibility available is not sufficient to be able to carry out the maneuver or desist from it once started.
And it continues: “Unless the two directions of traffic are clearly delimited and the maneuver can be carried out without invading the area reserved for the opposite direction.”
As usual, the General Directorate of Traffic has posted an infographic on Twitter under the hashtag #CeroRiesgos, in which it recalls six scenarios in which overtaking is prohibited, even without the sign that specifically prohibits it:
- Curves or grade changes without visibility
- level crossings
- Behind an overtaking truck
- Intersections and proximities
- Crosswalks
- tunnels
In addition to endangering your life and that of other road users, you run the risk of receiving a fine of 200 euros if you are caught overtaking in one of these cases, as it is considered a serious offence.
To this, it must be remembered that the speed limit can no longer be exceeded by 20 km/h since the new Traffic Law came into force.