Is Overtaking Allowed on Main Streets?
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Overtaking is permitted on main streets. Relevant details are as follows: 1. Legal Basis: Article 43 of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China states that when motor vehicles are driving in the same lane, the following vehicle should maintain a safe distance from the vehicle ahead sufficient to take emergency braking measures. 2. Situations where overtaking is prohibited include: (1) The vehicle ahead is making a left turn, performing a U-turn, or overtaking another vehicle. (2) There is a possibility of meeting an oncoming vehicle. (3) The vehicle ahead is a police car, fire truck, ambulance, or engineering rescue vehicle performing emergency duties. (4) Passing through sections without overtaking conditions such as railway crossings, intersections, narrow bridges, curves, steep slopes, tunnels, pedestrian crossings, and urban areas with heavy traffic flow.