Is Overtaking Allowed at Pedestrian Crossings?
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Overtaking is not permitted at pedestrian crossings. When vehicles are traveling in the same lane, the following vehicle should maintain a safe distance from the vehicle ahead to allow for emergency braking. According to Article 47 of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China: When passing through a pedestrian crossing, motor vehicles should slow down; if pedestrians are crossing, the vehicle must stop and yield. On roads without traffic signals, motor vehicles must yield to pedestrians crossing the road. When overtaking, the driver should first turn on the left turn signal, switch between high and low beams, or sound the horn. On roads without a center line or with only one lane in the same direction, the vehicle ahead should reduce speed and move to the right to allow overtaking when safe. The overtaking vehicle should pass on the left after ensuring a sufficient safe distance and, after establishing the necessary distance, turn on the right turn signal and return to the original lane. According to Article 43(4) of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, overtaking is prohibited under the following circumstances: When the vehicle ahead is making a left turn, performing a U-turn, or overtaking; When there is a possibility of encountering oncoming traffic; When the vehicle ahead is an emergency vehicle such as a police car, fire truck, ambulance, or engineering rescue vehicle performing urgent duties; When passing through areas with no safe overtaking conditions, such as railway crossings, intersections, narrow bridges, curves, steep slopes, tunnels, pedestrian crossings, or sections of urban roads with heavy traffic.
