Driving Lesson - Overtaking
Driving Lesson - Overtaking
When / Where to overtake?
- Safe
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NOT hills, bends, junctions, etc.....
- Vehicle to be overtaken not turning or moving out
- Legal
- Signs, road markings, only on right (exceptions)
- Necessary
- Exiting next junction, heavy traffic, same speed, etc.....
Time taken to overtake
- 40MPH overtaking 30MPH - 200 Metres
- 60MPH overtaking 70 MPH - over 1⁄2 Mile
Mirrors
- Assess speed/distance of following traffic
- Locate suitable "slot" to move into (dual carriageways)
Position
- Stay back at least 4 seconds while waiting to overtake
- Better vision
- Time to accelerate to:-
- same speed as outside lane
- briskly overtake
Signal
- Always signal before overtaking moving vehicle
- Don't signal when:-
- another vehicle is just about to overtake
- there is no "slot" to move into
Mirrors
Blindspot
- Check over right shoulder
Manoeuvre
- Move out positively but gradually at 2 seconds distance
- Accelerate to speed limit (if safe)
Clearance
- Centre of right lane (dual carriageways), or at least 1 metre
Return to left lane
- Always signal
- Single carriageway - ASAP
- Do not cut into overtaken vehicle
- Dual carriageway
- When you can see overtaken vehicle in CENTRE mirror
- Can stay out if line of slow traffic

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