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Originally Posted by Alex
Not that anybody really follows the rules but you shouldn't be passing on the right.
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Myth.
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Originally Posted by California Vehicle Code 21754
The driver of a motor 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.
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From that, about the only situations you AREN'T allowed to pass a vehicle on the right are when you're on a 1-lane per direction road and when it's physically impossible.