New Jersey Statutes
§ 39:4-87 — Overtaken vehicle to give way.
New Jersey § 39:4-87
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 39MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 39:4-87 (2026).
Text
39:4-87. The driver of a vehicle on a highway, about to be overtaken and passed by another vehicle, approaching from the rear, shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle, and shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle. amended 2014, c.69, s.7.
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Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 39:4-87, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/39/39%3A4-87.