What is the meaning of the following traffic sign?
- Private passenger vehicles should not overtake trucks.
- Buses should not be overtaken.
- End of overtaking-restricted section.· Correct answer
- Trucks should not overtake private passenger vehicles.
Explanation
Sign 423 marks the end of the road section on which the overtaking restriction applies. From this point onward, overtaking is permitted again under the normal traffic rules. The sign cancels the prohibition that was in effect.
How to approach it
Diagonal line over a sign = end/cancellation of the prohibition
end of the sectionovertaking restriction
Common mistake
Thinking it is an overtaking prohibition rather than the cancellation of the prohibition
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