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Wis. Stat. § 346.07

Overtaking and passing on the left

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wisconsin Mutual Insurance v. United States (2006)

Most recently applied in Wisconsin Mutual Insurance v. United States (March 2006)

1971 c. 208; 1985 a. 301 s. 4; 1991 a. 316; 1997 a. 32; 2013 a. 365.

The following rules govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions and special rules stated in ss. 346.075 (2) and 346.08 to 346.11:

(2) The operator of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.

(3) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the operator of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle and shall not increase the speed of the vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.