Passing vehicle in danger — Hawaii Permit Test
Passing vehicle in danger on the Hawaii permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If a vehicle passing you cannot finish because of oncoming traffic, help avoid a collision by steering as far to the right as you safely can, even onto the shoulder.
Moving right opens space so the passing car and the oncoming car can both squeeze by.
Steering your vehicle as far to the right as you can with safety, even onto the shoulder if possible.
If the passing driver keeps trying to pass, slow down so the car can move into the lane ahead of you, but first be certain what the driver means to do.
If you and the passing driver both slow down, he stays beside you facing the oncoming car.
If the passing vehicle continues to attempt to pass, slowing your vehicle so the passing vehicle may move into the lane ahead of you.
If a driver who cannot finish passing you slows to drop back into the lane behind you, speed up so the car can return behind you.
If you slow down while the passing driver also slows, he cannot get back in behind you.
If the passing vehicle appears to be slowing in an attempt to return to the lane behind your vehicle, accelerate your vehicle to allow the passing vehicle to return to the lane in the rear of your vehicle.
On the test
A car trying to pass you cannot finish because of oncoming traffic. Where should you steer?
As far right as is safe. Moving right opens space so the passing car and the oncoming car can both squeeze by. State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.82: “Steering your vehicle as far to the right as you can with safety, even onto the shoulder if possible.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, published by the Hawaii Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/HI.pdf (State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, 2023, Hawaii Department of Transportation, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/HI.pages.txt (scripts/hi-text.py: PyMuPDF with the clip honored, sorted, hyphens rejoined; the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/HI-exam.html (County of Maui, Division of Motor Vehicles & Licensing, Class 3 Instructional Permit, https://www.mauicounty.gov/1541/Class-3-Instructional-Permit, read 2026-10-05; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/library/motor-vehicle-safety-office/ (read 2026-10-05; links the manual)
- https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2021/08/19-122-std-format.pdf (Hawaii Administrative Rules chapter 19-122, the DOT’s own copy, read 2026-10-05; §19-122-10(f)’s 80 percent agrees with the county’s figures)