Road_to_Solo_driving_handbook (2)

Rules and responsibilities
How to overtake safely
If someone is overtaking you, you must
not increase your vehicle’s speed.
Here are some tips to reduce your risk
when overtaking:
Overtaking on a two way road
• Check the centre of the road
markings (see Road markings,
page 91). If there are double
continuous white lines, two white
lines with a continuous line closest
to you or a single continuous line,
you must not overtake
• Make sure you have a clear view
of any approaching traffic and that
there is enough space to overtake
safely. Remember that it is hard to
estimate the speed of approaching
vehicles
• Check that the vehicle in front or
behind is not also about to pull out
to overtake
• Do a head check
• Use your right indicator to let others
know you are about to overtake.
A vehicle behind may want to
overtake both you and the vehicle
in front
• If you are not sure you have enough
time, just wait. A few seconds or
minutes could save your life
• Never overtake if the road is
not wide enough for you to stay
completely on the sealed part of
the road, unless you can do so
at a low speed
• Judge the length of the vehicle
you are overtaking, because some
heavy vehicles are very long
• When safe, accelerate and overtake
the vehicle, then indicate left when
safe to return to your lane. You
must not exceed the speed limit
at any time
• You must keep a safe distance
when overtaking and not return
into the line of traffic until you
are a sufficient distance past
the vehicle you are overtaking.
Tip
One way to know if it is safe to
return to your lane is when you see
both headlights of the vehicle you
have overtaken in your rear view
mirror.
Overtaking where there are
no lane markings
When a road has no lane markings,
you must overtake a vehicle on its right
side. You must not overtake a moving
vehicle on the left, unless the vehicle is
turning right, or making a U-turn from
the centre of the road, and has its right
indicator flashing.
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