Wisconsin · Wisconsin Statutes — Vehicles (Ch. 340–349)
Wis. Stat. (Vehicles) § 346.08: to 346.11:346.07(2)(2) The operator of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction 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.346.07(3)(3) Except when overtaking an
What this law says, in plain English
Operators must pass vehicles on the left at a safe distance and stay left until clear. When passed, operators must move right and not accelerate until completely passed. Operators must move away from disabled or emergency vehicles stopped within 12 feet of the roadway.
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