If you can see that the dividing lines ahead are about to change to double unbroken lines. Another vehicle has stopped at a pedestrian crossing, railway or intersection. You have to cross an unbroken line, unless there’s a broken line on your side of the road, or you are overtaking a cyclist – wait until the line on your side is broken. when you’re approaching a crest or curve, or it’s foggy or there’s heavy rain If you don’t have a clear view of traffic ahead and can’t ascertain whether you can complete the move safely, e.g. There are situations where you must not overtake: If the road you are on has a speed limit of 80kph or more, or you’ve seen a keep left unless overtaking sign, you must drive in the left lane unless you’re overtaking or want to turn right. Give way to traffic already in the lane you’re moving into. Pull back in when you can see the other vehicle in your rear view mirror. Remember that the faster that the vehicle you are overtaking is travelling, the longer it will take to overtake it.Ĭheck your mirrors, then signal for long enough to give other road users sufficient warning, check your blinds spots, then make the manoeuvre if it’s safe to. 
This means you need to judge the available space, the power of your vehicle and whether it has enough acceleration in that space to get past, and whether there are any side streets where vehicles could pull out from. The most important rule is that you must ensure there’s nothing coming your way and that enough space for you to pull back in after you’ve finished your overtaking manoeuvre. Overtake only on the right unless you are passing a vehicle waiting or slowing to turn right, or there are marked lanes in which case you can overtake on the left if it’s safe.
One of the most dangerous manoeuvres in a vehicle is overtaking another moving vehicle, so in this article we’re going to cover the basic rules of overtaking, and then some advanced advice that you would get if you were training to be a police driver.
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