Source: Taizhou Public Security Traffic Police
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Everyone in the driving school has learned not to overtake on the right side,
but there are still many drivers who make this mistake on the high speed,
caused irreparable consequences.
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1. There is a visual blind zone
The driver is on the left, so the right blind zone is the largest. Therefore, the overtaking person cannot fully understand the road conditions on the right side, and the overtaking person cannot easily detect the overtaking vehicle on the right side.
2. It is easy to be rear-ended by the vehicle behind
. When overtaking on the right side, if you find an obstacle in front of you after changing lanes, you can only brake or change back to the lane. This is easy to be rear-ended.
3. Easy to hurt innocent pedestrians
On urban roads, there may be non-motorized vehicles or pedestrians temporarily parking in the rightmost lane. The danger of overtaking on the right can be imagined!
Penalties for overtaking on the right side? Except for the following three cases:
overtaking is risky, you need to be cautious
teach you safe overtaking skills
control the speed before overtaking
For drivers with manual transmissions, they may increase gears and increase speed before overtaking. The vehicle is realized by the torque exerted by the engine. The high gear has less torque, slow throttle response and slow acceleration. You should reduce one gear and overtake at full speed with the throttle. The time required is shorter.
Observe the road and vehicle conditions when overtaking.
Ensure that the road is straight and wide, with good sight lines, and there is no traffic within 150m of the road ahead. Turn on the turn signal and honking. After passing the vehicle, return to the driving lane after passing a safe distance to prevent being overtaken. Vehicles. If there is an obstacle on the left side when overtaking, slow down as soon as possible, stop the overtaking, and must not brake urgently to prevent rear-end collision.
Be careful to overtake on special road sections
grasp the timing of overtaking. If overtaking, there is a possibility of meeting with the oncoming vehicle on the opposite side. Overtaking is prohibited. Overtaking is prohibited in tunnels, steep slopes, intersections, sharp bends, etc., or in rain or fog. If you are overtaking a team, you must have very good conditions to overtake, not to overtake rashly.
Watch out for roadside vehicles to start at any time
When overtaking on urban roads, parked vehicles just start or open the door, or get off the vehicle, it is prone to accidents and scratches, you should honk more and slowly overtake and be prepared to stop at any time.
overtaking uses flashing lights to remind
that overtaking is only a momentary effort. When overtaking, be sure to use flashing lights to remind you to estimate the distance and speed of both sides. When braking is required, don't slam on one foot to prevent the vehicle from running away. Remember, overtaking, U-turning, stopping and reversing are not allowed on the ramp.