Being passed — North Carolina Permit Test
Being passed on the North Carolina permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
When you are being passed you must help the other driver pass: if the passing driver sounds the horn, move to the right edge of the road, and never increase your speed.
The passer is in the oncoming lane and needs to be out of it quickly. Speeding up keeps them there longer.
If the driver of the passing vehicle blows the horn, move to the right edge of the road. Never increase your speed.
If you speed up and fail to make way for a passing vehicle, you will be charged with a misdemeanor if a crash results in injury or property damage.
Racing a car that is trying to pass you is a crime when it goes wrong, not a mistake.
If you increase speed and fail to give way to a passing vehicle, you will be charged with a misdemeanor if a crash occurs resulting in bodily injury or property damage.
On the test
A driver behind you sounds the horn to pass. What must you do?
Move to the right edge and hold your speed. The passer is in the oncoming lane and needs to be out of it quickly. Speeding up keeps them there longer. North Carolina Driver Handbook, p.55: “If the driver of the passing vehicle blows the horn, move to the right edge of the road. Never increase your speed.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against North Carolina Driver Handbook, published by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-03.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NC.pdf (North Carolina Driver Handbook, Revised May 2025, NCDMV, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NC.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NC-exam.html (19A NCAC 03B .0201, Driver's License Examination and Online Renewal, as reproduced by the Legal Information Institute, retrieved 2026-10-03; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json under examSource)
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/north-carolina/19A-N-C-Admin-Code-03B-0201
- https://www.ncdot.gov/dmv/license-id/driver-licenses/new-drivers/Pages/handbooks.aspx
- https://www.ncdot.gov/dmv/license-id/driver-licenses/new-drivers/Pages/driver-license-tests.aspx (read 2026-10-03; lists the tests and states no count or mark)