When another vehicle wants to pass you should…?
- Signal the other driver not to pass
- Speed up so that passing is not necessary
- Move to the right and let it pass ✓
- Move to the left to prevent passing
Answer: C. Move to the right and let it pass
Move to the right and let the other vehicle pass.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says to keep right unless you are passing, and it describes passing lanes as places where slower vehicles move into the right lane so faster vehicles can pass safely in the left lane. That guidance points to moving right and letting another driver get by, rather than blocking the passing lane or speeding up to stop the pass.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Signal the other driver not to pass — Signaling another driver not to pass does not match the handbook's guidance to keep right unless you are passing.
- B. Speed up so that passing is not necessary — Speeding up to make passing unnecessary goes against keeping right unless passing and keeping within the speed limit when passing.
- D. Move to the left to prevent passing — Moving left to prevent passing would put you in the lane used for passing and contradicts keeping right unless you are passing.
Remember it
If someone wants by, be the slower vehicle that shifts right, not the one who blocks the left lane.