Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes — Title 32, Motor Vehicles and Traffic
La. R.S. 32 § 32:73: Passing a vehicle on the left
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes rules for passing vehicles on the left, requiring safe distance and clearance before returning to the right side of the road, and requiring overtaken drivers to yield to the right upon signal.
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