Passing on the right — Missouri Permit Test

Passing on the right on the Missouri permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

You may pass on the right when the vehicle you are overtaking is making or about to make a left turn.

A car waiting to turn left has stopped in the middle of the road. Passing it on the right is the only way past.

only under the following conditions: • When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;

Missouri Driver Guide, p.22

A driver may overtake and pass to the right of another vehicle only under the conditions Missouri law lists.

Passing on the right is the exception, not a second option. Everything outside the list is simply not allowed.

The driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions

Missouri Driver Guide, p.22

You may pass on the right on a city street with unobstructed pavement wide enough for two or more lines of vehicles in each direction.

Where the road already carries two lines each way, passing on the right is just using the lane that is there.

only under the following conditions: • When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn; • Upon a city street with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of vehicles in each direction;

Missouri Driver Guide, p.22

Passing on the right is never allowed by driving off the paved or main traveled portion of the roadway.

The shoulder is not a lane. A driver pulling over onto it does not expect to find you already there.

In no event shall such movement be made by driving off the paved or main traveled portion of the roadway (shoulder).

Missouri Driver Guide, p.22

You may pass on the right on a one-way street.

On a one-way street every lane runs the same way, so there is no oncoming traffic for the maneuver to threaten.

Upon a one-way street; or

Missouri Driver Guide, p.22

On the test

When does Missouri allow passing on the right?

When the vehicle ahead is making or about to make a left turn. A car waiting to turn left has stopped in the middle of the road. Passing it on the right is the only way past. Missouri Driver Guide, p.22: “only under the following conditions: • When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Missouri Driver Guide, published by the Missouri Department of Revenue, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.