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140No overtaking unless safe to do so
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#### 140 No overtaking unless safe to do so
140 No overtaking unless safe to do so
> A driver must not overtake a vehicle unless—
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> > (a) the driver has a clear view of any approaching traffic, and
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> > (b) the driver can safely overtake the vehicle.
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> Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> Note 1.
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> Approaching, overtake and traffic are defined in the Dictionary.
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> Note 2.
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> A driver is not permitted to overtake another vehicle by crossing a single continuous dividing line only, a single continuous dividing line to the left of a broken dividing line or 2 parallel continuous dividing lines—see rules 134(2) and 132(2).