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Verbot des Überholens von einspurigen Fahrzeugen — No overtaking of single-track vehicles

Zeichen 277.1, StVO Anlage 2, full name 'Verbot des Überholens von einspurigen Fahrzeugen für mehrspurige Kraftfahrzeuge und Krafträder mit Beiwagen': if you drive a multi-track motor vehicle (or a motorcycle with a sidecar) you may not overtake SINGLE-track vehicles here — bicycles, mopeds, solo motorcycles. It is the mirror image of Zeichen 276, which bans overtaking the multi-track ones. Verified 2026-08-03.

Verbot des Überholens von einspurigen Fahrzeugen — No overtaking of single-track vehicles
Verbotszeichen · Prohibition

In plain English

The newer sign aimed squarely at cyclists' safety — narrow lanes where no car can leave the legal 1.5–2 m gap. Here you may not pass the bicycle either.

What you are looking at

White disc, red rim; a red car on the left alongside a black bicycle on the right.

Easy to confuse with — the exam exploits these

Verbotszeichen (Prohibition) — you may not. usually a red circle. Checked against StVO Anlage 1–3 on 2026-08-03.

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Last updated: 2026-08-03