Is it allowed to overtake in this situation?

Explanation

Yes, overtaking is permitted in this situation.

A prohibition on overtaking is never absolute; its exceptions are defined by the type of vehicle ahead, not by its momentary speed. Slow-moving vehicles (marked with their own special red triangle), horse-drawn carts, bicycles, mopeds and two-wheeled motorcycles without a sidecar are on that list, and overtaking them is free. So the right question is "what is moving in front of me?", not "how many kilometres per hour is it doing right now?".

But permission by type does not remove the general conditions of overtaking: the opposing lane must be clear for an adequate distance with open visibility, you must not be being overtaken yourself, the vehicle ahead must not be signalling a left turn, and you must not cross a solid line or manoeuvre at a junction, a pedestrian crossing, a bridge or in a tunnel. On Armenia's two-lane roads, between Yerevan and the surrounding towns, motorcyclists and slow tractors are plentiful; this exception prevents long queues forming behind them.

• The figure 30 relates to the definition of a "slow-moving vehicle", not to a condition for overtaking a motorcycle. Permission attaches to the type of vehicle, not to its momentary speed; whatever speed the motorcycle is doing, the ruling does not change. • A complete prohibition is correct when no exception applies; here the situation falls within the list of exceptions and the general conditions of overtaking present no obstacle either.

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