When passing another vehicle:

1. Pass the vehicle as slowly as possible.
2. Drive at the same speed as the vehicle you are passing.
3. Pass the vehicle as safely and as quickly as possible. ✓

Answer: C. Pass the vehicle as safely and as quickly as possible.

When passing another vehicle, pass as safely and as quickly as possible.

Why this is the answer

The handbook's passing steps say to signal, check your blind spots, move into the passing lane, and speed up to pass the vehicle before returning to your lane. That sequence supports making the pass promptly rather than lingering alongside. Safety comes from signaling and checking before you move. The handbook also says to pass safely when going around a bicyclist, so speed is not the only concern.

Why the other answers are wrong

• A. Pass the vehicle as slowly as possible. — Passing as slowly as possible conflicts with the handbook instruction to speed up to pass the vehicle.
• B. Drive at the same speed as the vehicle you are passing. — Driving at the same speed as the vehicle you are passing does not follow the handbook step of speeding up to get past it.

Remember it

Signal, check, move over, speed up, then return — a pass should be a short, deliberate move, not a slow side-by-side cruise.