§ 9-21-8-5 — Overtaking and passing; limitations; exceptions

Indiana § 9-21-8-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 21: TRAFFIC REGULATION
• Ch. 8: Vehicle Operation

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The following rules govern the overtaking and
passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to the
limitations, exceptions, and special rules stated:
(1) A person who drives a vehicle overtaking another vehicle
proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left of the other
vehicle at a safe distance and may not again drive to the right side
of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.
(2) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted,
a person who drives an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the
right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and may
not increase the speed of the overtaken vehicle until completely
passed by the overtaking vehicle.
(3) The operator of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle or electric
bicycle shall:
(A) allow at least three (3) feet of clearance between the vehicle
and the bicycle; and
(B) not return the vehicle to the vehicle's original lane of travel
until the vehicle is safely clear of the bicycle.
(4) The operator of a vehicle may pass a bicycle or electric
bicycle traveling in the same direction in a no passing zone when
it is safe to do so, if the operator of the overtaking motor vehicle
complies with subdivisions (1) and (3).
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-66.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.206-2019, SEC.10.