When driving a truck on a section regulated by the minimum separation sign of 70 meters, is it permitted to come closer than that distance to the vehicle ahead if you intend to overtake it?

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Regulatory sign R-300 prohibits driving without keeping a gap equal to or greater than the figure specified (in this case, 70 meters) from the vehicle ahead. However, the traffic regulations set out an express exception: it is permitted to reduce this mandatory distance when the driver is about to begin an overtaking maneuver, provided that it is done in complete safety. For this reason, the correct option is the affirmative one. The other alternatives are wrong because the overtaking exception is universal and does not depend on the type of vehicle traveling ahead, nor is it an absolute prohibition.

When driving a truck on a section regulated by the minimum separation sign of 70 meters, is it permitted to come closer than that distance to the vehicle ahead if you intend to overtake it?

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