Statute · California Vehicle Code
Cal. Veh. Code § 21754 — Overtaking and Passing
Cal. Veh. Code § 21754
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Vehicle Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2011-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
Citator
Cal. Veh. Code § 21754 — Overtaking and Passing is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
(a) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn.
(b) Upon a highway within a business or residence district with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in the direction of travel.
(c) Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width and clearly marked for two or more lines of moving traffic in the direction of travel.
(d) Upon a one-way street.
(e) Upon a highway divided into two roadways where traffic is restricted to one direction upon each of such roadways.
The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver of a slow moving vehicle from the duty to drive as closely as practicable to the right hand edge of the roadway.