Passing — Missouri Permit Test

Passing on the Missouri permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Passing is a dangerous maneuver, and the danger is compounded by intersections, by other vehicles within an intersection, and by two-lane roads.

Three things make a pass worse, and they often arrive together. Knowing them is how you decide not to start one.

Passing is a dangerous maneuver where the dangers are compounded by intersections, other vehicles within an intersection and two-lane roads

Missouri Driver Guide, p.22

Use the same care passing a pedestrian or cyclist as you would passing a motor vehicle, and wait for a safe opportunity.

A person on a bike has no bumper. The care you would give a car is the floor, not the ceiling.

Use the same care when passing a pedestrian or cyclist as when passing a motor vehicle.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.22

You may need to slow down and wait for a safe opportunity to pass a pedestrian or cyclist, just as you would for any other slow-moving traffic.

Waiting behind a bicycle feels slow and costs seconds. Squeezing past costs more than that when it goes wrong.

You may need to slow down and wait for a safe opportunity to pass a pedestrian or cyclist, just as you would for any other slow-moving traffic.

Missouri Driver Guide, p.22

On the test

What does the guide say compounds the danger of passing?

Intersections, vehicles within them, and two-lane roads. Three things make a pass worse, and they often arrive together. Knowing them is how you decide not to start one. Missouri Driver Guide, p.22: “Passing is a dangerous maneuver where the dangers are compounded by intersections, other vehicles within an intersection and two-lane roads”

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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.