DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD 21000-23336›CHAPTER 3. Driving, Overtaking, and Passing 21650-21760›ARTICLE 3. Overtaking and Passing 21750-21760

§ 21750

California Vehicle Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left at a safe distance without interfering with the safe operation of the overtaken vehicle, subject to the limitations and exceptions set forth in this article.

(b) This section shall become operative on September 16, 2014.

(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 331, Sec. 2. (AB 1371) Effective January 1, 2014. Section operative September 16, 2014, by its own provisions.)

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