6: How to Pass

The law requires you to

use turn signal lamps or hand and arm signals to indicate your intention to change lanes at least 100 feet (30 m) before you make a lane change

You cannot pass a vehicle on the left if

• Your lane has a solid yellow center line

• You cannot safely return to the right lane before you reach a solid yellow center line for the right lane.

• You cannot safely return to the right lane before any oncoming vehicle comes within 200 feet (60 m) of you.

• You approach a curve or the top of a hill on a two-way road and cannot see around or over it.

• You are within 100 feet (30 m) of a railroad crossing on a two-way roadway

• You are within 100 feet (30 m) of a bridge, tunnel or viaduct on a two-way road and your view is obstructed.

• If you try to pass, you will interfere with oncoming traffic.

How to Pass on the left

1. check in your mirrors and signal your lane change

2. quickly look over your shoulder through the back side window, to make sure there is no vehicle close behind you in the left lane.

3. When passing move completely into the left lane

4. Before returning to the right lane after passing, signal and make sure you can see the other car's front bumper in your rear-view mirror and several feet of pavement between your vehicles

You can only pass on the right when

• When a vehicle ahead makes a left turn.

• When you are on a two-way road that is marked for two or more lanes or is wide enough for two or more lanes in each direction and passing is not prohibited or restricted

• When you drive on a one-way road that is marked for or is wide enough for two or more lanes and to pass is not prohibited by signs or restricted

Being passed on the Left

Decrease your speed slightly and stay centered in your lane When the vehicle passes and is ahead of you, continue at your normal speed.

Being passed on the Right

if you are being passed on the right by many vehicles, you should move into the right lane and allow them to pass you on the left.

School Bus Rules

1. When a stopped school bus flashes its red light(s), traffic that approaches from either direction must stop before it reaches the bus. You should stop at least 20 feet before the bus

2. When you see yellow flash warning lights, decrease speed and be prepared to stop

3. When you stop for a school bus, you cannot drive again until the bus starts moving again or when the bus driver or a traffic officer signals that you can proceed.