Sharing the roadQuestion 157 of 202

Someone passes you on a two-lane highway. How do you help the driver?

  1. Speed up and stay beside the vehicle.
  2. Move to the centre of the road.
  3. Slow down, stay in your lane and move a little right.
  4. Use your horn to warn the driver.
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Correct answer: Slow down, stay in your lane and move a little right.

Slowing down and moving a little right gives the passing driver more room. The driver also sees the road ahead better.

Source: Driver's Manual: A guide to safely operate cars and light trucks (Government of the Northwest Territories, revised August 2022), Chapter 5, Passing on a two-lane highway, page 92

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026