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§ 3303. Overtaking vehicle on the left

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. VehiclesEffective: April 2, 2012

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Operation of Vehicles
Chapter 33. Rules of the Road in General
Subchapter A. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 2, 2012
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3303
§ 3303. Overtaking vehicle on the left
Currentness
(a) General rule.--The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to the limitations, exceptions and special rules stated in this chapter:
(1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left of the other vehicle at a safe distance and shall stay to the left of the other vehicle 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 not increase the speed of the vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle and shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on suitable signal.
(3) The driver of a motor vehicle overtaking a pedalcycle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left of the pedalcycle within not less than four feet at a careful and prudent reduced speed.
(b) Suitable signal defined.--Suitable signal for purposes of subsection (a)(2) shall be as follows:
(1) At all times when head lamps are required to be lighted according to section 4302 (relating to the period for requiring lighted lamps), an audible signal or the intermittent flashing of low and high beams except that the use of high beams shall not be permitted when a vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction within 500 feet.
(2) At all other times, an audible signal.

Credits

1976, June 17, P.L. 162, No. 81, § 1, effective July 1, 1977. Amended 2012, Feb. 2, P.L. 27, No. 3, § 2, effective in 60 days [April 2, 2012].
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3303, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3303
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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