Plan, communicate and keep margins.
Key rules
- Only overtake when you can complete safely
- Keep sufficient side and forward distance
- Signal early; check mirrors and blind spots
- No overtaking before/at pedestrian crossings, in poor sight, or where prohibited
Motorways
- Keep right; overtake on the left
- Match speed to flow, then return right
Winter and low grip
- Longer stopping distances; increase gaps
- Avoid sudden steering/braking
Common mistakes
- Starting too late, cutting in, forgetting blind‑spot check