Vehicle Code section 21754

The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:

(a)

When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn.

(b)

Upon a highway within a business or residence district with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in the direction of travel.

(c)

Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width and clearly marked for two or more lines of moving traffic in the direction of travel.

(d)

Upon a one-way street.

(e)

Upon a highway divided into two roadways where traffic is restricted to one direction upon each of such roadways.
The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver of a slow moving vehicle from the duty to drive as closely as practicable to the right hand edge of the roadway.

Source: Section 21754, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=21754.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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