Passing on the left — Arizona Permit Test

To pass a vehicle traveling in the same direction, pass on the left.

Drivers look left for passing traffic. A car coming up on the right is the one they do not expect.

When you want to pass a vehicle or a motorcycle traveling in the same direction, pass on the left.

Return to the right lane after passing once you can see the entire front or both headlights of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror, after a shoulder check and a signal.

Cut back sooner and you swing right across the front of the car you just passed.

When you can see the entire front or both headlights of the vehicle you passed in your rearview mirror, look over your shoulder to be sure the lane is clear, signal that you are changing lanes, then return to the lane on the right.

Before passing, make sure you have time and room to get all the way in front of the vehicle without creating danger for oncoming vehicles.

Run out of room halfway past and you are stuck in the oncoming lane with nowhere to go.

Make sure you have time and room to get all the way in front of the vehicle you are passing without creating danger for vehicles coming toward you.

When another vehicle comes up behind you and sounds its horn or flashes its lights, move to the right when safe and let it pass.

Holding your lane keeps a frustrated driver stuck behind you, where they may try something risky.

When another vehicle comes up behind you and sounds its horn or flashes its lights, move to the right when safe and let it pass.

Never speed up when another vehicle is passing you.

Speeding up leaves the passing car stuck beside you in the oncoming lane.

Never speed up when another vehicle is passing you.

The same passing procedure applies to passing slow-moving motorcycles, bicycles and mopeds.

A bike or moped needs a full lane of room when you go by, the same as a car.

This procedure also applies to passing slow-moving motorcycles, bicycles and mopeds.

On which side should you pass a vehicle traveling in your direction?

On the left. Drivers look left for passing traffic. A car coming up on the right is the one they do not expect. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.27: “When you want to pass a vehicle or a motorcycle traveling in the same direction, pass on the left.”