A 3-minute lesson from the Wyoming course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Passing on a two-lane road means borrowing the oncoming lane, so do it only when you can see it's clear. Decide first whether passing is really necessary, then pass quickly and get back safely.
Do NOT pass:
Where signs or pavement markings prohibit passing
With vehicles, pedestrians, bridges, curves, hills, intersections or railroad crossings just ahead
More than one vehicle at a time on a two-lane road
By following another vehicle that is passing the car in front of you
A school bus with flashing red lights, unless a physical barrier or separate roadways lie between you
You're behind a slow tractor on a two-lane highway with a curve just ahead. Don't pass; wait. Once you have a clear straight stretch, start two seconds back, signal, pass, and return when you see the tractor's front in your mirror.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
When the vehicle ahead of you is passing another car, you should follow it through the pass.
True
False
Answer: False
The handbook says do not follow another vehicle that is passing a car in front of you.
On a road with two or more lanes of heavy traffic moving the same direction, is passing on the right allowed?
No, passing on the right is always illegal
Yes, but it can be dangerous if traffic shifts
Yes, with no additional caution needed
Only when the left lane is blocked
Answer: Yes, but it can be dangerous if traffic shifts
You may pass on the right when two or more lanes of heavy traffic are moving in the same direction, but it can be dangerous if the other driver doesn't see you.
