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Official text · Chapter VIII

Overtaking

This translation is unofficial. The Armenian text is the legally binding version.

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Before starting to overtake, the driver must make sure that:

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the oncoming lane they intend to enter is clear for a sufficient distance for overtaking and that they will not impede oncoming vehicles;

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the vehicle behind in the same lane has not started overtaking, and the vehicle ahead has not signalled an intention to overtake (turn left, make a U-turn);

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on completing the overtake, they can, if necessary, return to their original lane without impeding the vehicle(s) being overtaken.

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74.

A non-rail vehicle may be overtaken only on the left. However, if the driver of the vehicle ahead has signalled a left turn and started the manoeuvre, that vehicle is overtaken on the right.

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75.

The driver of a vehicle being overtaken must not hinder the overtaking by increasing speed or by any other action.

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76.

If outside built-up areas it is difficult to overtake a slow-moving or oversized vehicle, its driver (and, when escorted, the driver of the escort vehicle too) must keep as far to the right as possible and, if necessary, stop to let the vehicles behind pass.

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77.

Overtaking is prohibited:

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at intersections;

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on pedestrian crossings;

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on level crossings and within 100 m before them;

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if the driver of the vehicle to be overtaken is overtaking or going around an obstacle;

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in tunnels, on and under flyovers, bridges and overpasses, and where the road narrows;

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of a vehicle with a flashing blue beacon and a special audible signal switched on;

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if the vehicle to be overtaken has flashing blue and red beacons and a special audible signal switched on, or is escorted by such vehicles;

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at the end of a climb and on sections of road with limited visibility, when overtaking involves entering the oncoming lane.

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