When a white unbroken separation line is marked on the roadway, is it permitted to overtake a vehicle that is lawfully driving on the road’s “hard shoulders”?
Official question from the Israeli Ministry of Transport pool · Category: Rules and Regulations
- Yes, but provided that the overtaken vehicle is a motorcycle.
- No, it is prohibited to overtake.
- Yes, but provided that the overtaking vehicle doesn’t cross the unbroken white line with any of its wheels.
- Yes, but only if the overtaking vehicle is slow.
Why this matters beyond the test: When overtaking is prohibited and what counts as a safe passing distance -- the rules behind one of the highest-risk maneuvers a driver makes on any two-way road.