Passing — Georgia Permit Test

A passing zone is marked by striped lines to the right of the center line; if the line nearest your vehicle is solid, you are not in a passing zone.

The line nearest you is the one painted for your lane, and the other one is not talking to you.

A passing zone is indicated by striped lines to the right of the center line of the roadway. If the line nearest your vehicle is solid, you are not in a passing zone.

Before you can pass you must have time and space to get all the way back into the right lane before the zone ends, before any intersection, and before oncoming traffic is within 200 feet.

You are closing on the oncoming car at both your speeds added together, which is faster than it looks.

You must have sufficient time and space to execute your passing maneuver and return your vehicle completely to the right lane before the passing zone ends, before entering an intersection, and before oncoming traffic is within 200 feet of your vehicle

Before you leave your lane to pass, check the rear view and side mirrors and turn your head to look into your blind spot, making sure nobody is passing you.

The mirror has a gap in it exactly the size of the car that is already alongside you.

Before leaving your lane to begin passing, check your rear view and side mirrors, and turn your head and look back to check your "blind spot."

You pass on the left, and you do not come back into the right lane until you can see the car you passed in your rear view mirror.

Cutting back in early puts your rear bumper where the other driver has already committed their front one.

Pass on the left and do not return to the right lane until your vehicle is safely clear of the overtaken vehicle. Wait until you can see the car you have just passed in your rear view mirror

You signal right before you move back into the right lane after a pass, and you cancel the signal once you are back in it.

A signal left blinking tells the next driver you are turning, and they pull out expecting you to leave.

Activate your right turn signal before returning to the right lane. Be sure to turn your signal off once you have returned to the right lane.

How do you know from the paint that you are not in a passing zone?

The line nearest your lane is solid. The line nearest you is the one painted for your lane, and the other one is not talking to you. Georgia Driver's Manual, p.45: “A passing zone is indicated by striped lines to the right of the center line of the roadway. If the line nearest your vehicle is solid, you are not in a passing zone.”