North Dakota § 39-10-11 Overtaking a vehicle on the left

North Dakota Statutes

§ 39-10-11 — Overtaking a vehicle on the left

North Dakota § 39-10-11

Title 39Motor Vehicles

Ch. 39-10General Rules of the Road

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N.D. Cent. Code § 39-10-11 (2026).

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The following rules govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions, and special rules hereinafter stated:

1.The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof 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, the driver of 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 that driver's vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.

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The following rules govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same
direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions, and special rules hereinafter stated:
1. The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction
shall pass to the left thereof 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, the driver of 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 that driver's vehicle until completely
passed by the overtaking vehicle.