38.01.130 Overtaking a Vehicle Without Regard to Safety

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

(b) The driver of an overtaking vehicle on signal and shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.

(c) No person shall drive a vehicle to the left side of the center line of a highway in overtaking another vehicle unless such left side is clearly visible and is free from oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking to be made in safety. No driver shall overtake another vehicle in a no passing zone. A driver who overtakes a vehicle without regard to safety will be assessed a civil penalty of not more than sixty-five dollars ($65).