Car permit · Passing and lanes
When are you allowed to leave the pavement and use the edge of the road to get around another vehicle?
Correct answer: Never, in any situation.
Answer options
- ANever, in any situation Correct
- BWhen a wide shoulder has room for your car
- CWhen the car in front is waiting to turn left
Why
Passing must always be done on the paved, main part of the road. Pulling onto the shoulder or dirt edge to get by is never allowed, even next to a vehicle that is turning left.
About this question
Topic: Passing and lanes License: Car permit
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Where it applies: Used in practice sets for:
- Alaska
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- Colorado
- Connecticut
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- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Iowa
- Idaho
- Illinois
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- Ohio
- Oklahoma
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- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
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This question is part of Road Rules (32 questions). Take the full set and check your score.
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