The
following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles
proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations,
exceptions, and special rules hereinafter stated:
(1)
The
driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same
direction shall give an appropriate signal as provided for in s. 316.156,
shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance, and shall not again
drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the
overtaken vehicle. The driver of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle or other
nonmotorized vehicle must pass the bicycle or other nonmotorized
vehicle at a safe distance of not less than 3 feet between the vehicle
and the bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle.
(2)
Except
when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an
overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the
overtaking vehicle, on audible signal or upon the visible blinking of
the headlamps of the overtaking vehicle if such overtaking is being
attempted at nighttime, and shall not increase the speed of his or her
vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
(3)
A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
