Step 15 of 35Overtaking: how to do it
Chapter 5 · 11 rules

Overtaking: how to do it

Overtake safely on the left, keep the right side distance, and know the few cases of overtaking on the right.

1. Overtaking or passing2. Before and during overtaking3. Side distance4. Several vehicles5. Overtaking on the right6. What is not overtaking

Section 1Overtaking or passing

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Overtaking

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Drive on the right lane as much as possible. If the orange car drives slower than the maximum speed limit, the dark blue car is allowed to overtake on the left.

[L05_10_0.jpg] Drive on the right lane as much as possible. If the orange car drives slower than the maximum speed limit, the dark blue car is allowed to overtake on the left.

You may overtake on the left a moving vehicle that is going slower than the limit.

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Rules in this lesson

  1. Passing
  2. Ask yourself first
  3. Step by step
  4. Enough room at the side
  5. Cyclists, moped riders and pedestrians
  6. Two vehicles on a road with one lane each way
  7. When you need not move back
  8. Driver turning left
  9. Trams
  10. Faster lanes that are not overtaking

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