A female driver at the wheel of a white smart car was caught this Wednesday morning, at 9.30 am, making a prohibited overtaking on a secondary road in Santa Eulària, specifically in the vicinity of the Las Dalias street market.
The incident was recorded on video by the occupants of a car driving just behind and who have sent the images to La Voz de Ibiza.
In the video, which is only a few seconds long, it can be seen how the offending vehicle invades the oncoming lane to overtake a white car, despite the existence of a reinforced continuous line, a sign that expressly prohibits this type of maneuver except in exceptional cases.
A few meters before, he had overtaken with another reckless maneuver the occupants of the car who captured this situation.“On the previous straight, he overtook us,” they have detailed to this media.
In this sense, he explained: “We left Cas Pagés 10 (Cas Pagés 10) and we had quite a bit of time with her because she was coming later and started to eat the ass of the car on the straight that goes to the traffic circle. She overtook us and when she overtook us she started to scold us and further on she overtook us in continuous“.
Prohibited overpass
The reinforced continuous line is composed of a continuous longitudinal line accompanied by additional markings insisting on the prohibition of lane changes.
According to the General Traffic Regulations, this type of overtaking is only allowed when overtaking a fixed obstacle, never to overtake a moving vehicle.
Therefore, what is shown in the images could constitute a serious traffic infraction, punishable by loss of license points and a financial fine.
The video also documents how the car returns to its lane after overtaking, leaving the white car behind. During the entire maneuver, the vehicle drives for several meters in the opposite direction, significantly increasing the risk of a head-on collision in the event of a collision with another car.
The authors of the recording have provided the images to La Voz de Ibiza with the aim of publicly denouncing the recklessness observed on a road that, especially at this time of year, registers a high volume of traffic due to its proximity to the Las Dalias street market.
A reminder of the dangers of these maneuvers
This type of behavior once again highlights the importance of respecting the horizontal signage, especially the continuous lines that the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) designates for stretches where overtaking is considered especially dangerous.
On secondary roads such as the one that crosses this area of the municipality of Santa Eulària, the combination of curves, entrances to houses and frequent traffic means that any reckless maneuver can have fatal consequences.
