{"id":3066,"date":"2023-09-05T18:47:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T22:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/when-can-you-pass-on-the-right\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T13:58:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:58:03","slug":"when-can-you-pass-on-the-right","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/professional-attorney-information-center\/sample-trial-documents\/pattern-jury-instructions\/when-can-you-pass-on-the-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Passing on the Right &#8211; Legal or Ilegal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rightphoto alignright lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/car_passing_right.jpg\" alt=\"Car Passing from the Right\" \/>Whether it&#8217;s legal to pass on the right in Maryland depends on the situation. The Maryland law set forth below, and is similar to what many states have, includes the ultimate judgment call: &#8220;when it is safe to do so.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What is safe and what is insanely dangerous depends on the type of road the driver is on and the situation at hand. Unlike many other states, Maryland does not get into specific parameters of when you can pass on the right. Instead, it demands reasonableness which is a very broad standard.<\/p>\n<p>The easy calls are passing on the right on a highway with multiple lanes going in the same direction (which is fine) and passing on the right on a dual lane highway (which is terribly illegal). In the latter case, other drivers have a reasonable expectation that other traffic is going to obey the rules of the road and not be passed on the right.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/professional-attorney-information-center\/sample-trial-documents\/pattern-jury-instructions\/when-can-you-pass-on-the-right\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Passing on the Right &#8211; Legal or Ilegal?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it&#8217;s legal to pass on the right in Maryland depends on the situation. 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