Passing a truck and not lingering beside it
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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On which side should you pass a large truck?
The rule
Pass a large truck on its left side, don't drive beside it longer than you need to, and once you're past, keep moving ahead of it.
Always pass a large truck on the left. Don't ride beside it longer than you need to, and once you're past, move ahead of it.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 7, page 43. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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