Overtaking and passing another vehicle
149(1)Except as provided in section 150, the driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle, proceeding in the same direction,
(a)
when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation, shall sound an audible signal,
(b)
shall not pass such vehicle without first signalling his intention to do so by giving a signal for a left turn in the manner prescribed by section 163 or 164,
(c)
shall pass to the left at a safe distance,
(d)
shall not return to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle,
(e)
shall not pass to the left of such vehicle when the vehicle overtaken is making a left turn or its driver has signalled his intention to make a left turn.
149(2)Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle,
(a)
upon hearing the audible signal, shall give way to the right in favour of the overtaking vehicle, and
(b)
shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
149(3)Except as provided in section 150, the driver of a vehicle overtaking and passing a bicycle proceeding in the same direction
(a)
when reasonably necessary to ensure safe operation, shall sound an audible signal,
(b)
shall not pass the bicycle without first signalling the intention to do so by giving a signal for a left turn in the manner prescribed by section 163 or 164,
(c)
shall pass to the left at a distance of at least one metre from the bicycle,
(d)
shall not return to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the bicycle, and
(e)
shall not pass to the left of the bicycle when the bicycle is making a left turn or the person riding the bicycle has signalled the intention to make a left turn.
149(4)On hearing the audible signal, the rider of a bicycle that is being overtaken and passed by a vehicle shall give way to the right in favour of the vehicle.
1955, c.13, s.132; 1961-62, c.62, s.47; 1971, c.48, s.8; 2017, c.21, s.2