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Expressway: overtaking

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1 of 9 · Fascicule 5, question 108

Overtaking on an expressway is a high-risk manoeuvre. Therefore, it is very important to pay attention to the situations both in front of and behind your vehicle:

AYou should only overtake when you are certain that your speed is at least 10 km/h faster than the vehicle in frontOfficial answer
BYou should only overtake when you are certain that your speed is at least 20 km/h faster than the vehicle in front
CYou should only overtake when you are certain that your speed is at least 50 km/h faster than the vehicle in front
DYou should only overtake when you are certain that your speed is more than 80 km/h
2 of 9 · Fascicule 5, question 109

On an expressway, before you start to overtake:

AYou should turn on the right indicator for 3 consecutive seconds, then accelerate within the speed limit and gradually steer to the right laneOfficial answer
BYou should first accelerate within the speed limit and steer gradually to the right lane
CYou should first steer gradually to the right lane and accelerate within the speed limit, then turn on the direction indicator for 3 consecutive seconds
DYou should steer to the right lane at the highest speed and turn on the direction indicator for 3 consecutive seconds
3 of 9 · Fascicule 5, question 110

To carry out the overtaking manoeuvre on an expressway, after having moved to the right side and past the vehicle on your left, you should:

AMaintain a certain distance and turn on your left indicator. Only when the vehicle you overtook appears in the rearview mirror can you go back to your original laneOfficial answer
BTurn on the left indicator as soon as possible and go back to your original lane
CContinue driving at high speed and cannot go back to your original lane
DMaintain a certain distance. Only when the vehicle you overtook disappears from the rearview mirror can you go back to your original lane
4 of 9 · Fascicule 5, question 111

You are driving on an expressway and you notice that the vehicle behind intends to overtake you:

AYou should, when safe, slow down and allow yourself enough distance to react when the unexpected happensOfficial answer
BFor safety reasons, you should never slow down so as not to collide with the vehicle behind
CIn order not to affect road safety, you should stop immediately to allow the vehicle behind to overtake you
DFor safety reasons, you should immediately speed up and honk your horn as a warning
5 of 9 · Fascicule 5, question 112

When you are driving on an expressway:

AYou have to compete with other vehicles and overtake one another
BYou should not compete with other vehicles nor overtake one anotherOfficial answer
CYou have to travel at the maximum speed of your vehicle so as to overtake others
DOnly at night can you compete with other vehicles and overtake one another
6 of 9 · Fascicule 5, question 113

When you are travelling on an expressway:

AYou should drive closely behind another vehicle so as not to block traffic
BYou should constantly observe the rearview mirror and pay attention to the movements of the vehicles behind youOfficial answer
CYou should constantly observe the rearview mirror so that you can stop the vehicles behind from overtaking
DYou should constantly observe the rearview mirror so that you will be able to brake in time and allow the vehicles behind you to overtake
7 of 9 · Fascicule 5, question 114

When you intend to overtake on an expressway:

ABesides paying attention to the movement of the vehicles in front of you and to your right, you should also check whether the vehicles behind you on your lane also have the intention to overtakeOfficial answer
BYou only have to pay attention to the movement of the vehicles in front of you and to your right
CYou only have to check whether the vehicles behind you on your lane also have the intention to overtake
DYou can only overtake when there are no vehicles in front, behind and to your right
8 of 9 · Fascicule 5, question 115

When you intend to go back to your original lane after overtaking on an expressway:

AYou should keep a certain distance from the vehicle you have overtaken and observe its movement to ensure safety, before going back to your original laneOfficial answer
BTo ensure safety, you should go back to your original lane as quickly as possible and then observe the movement of the vehicle you have overtaken
CTo ensure safety, you can only go back to your original lane after giving way to the vehicle you have overtaken
DTo ensure safety, you should keep honking the horn as a warning and go back to your original lane as quickly as possible
9 of 9 · Fascicule 5, question 116

On an expressway, when two vehicles that are travelling one behind the other try to overtake at the same time, an accident can easily happen. If the vehicle behind has started to change lane for overtaking:

AThe vehicle in front should not overtakeOfficial answer
BThe vehicle in front has to accelerate
CThe vehicle in front has to stop immediately
DThe vehicle in front has to honk the horn as a warning and then speed up to overtake