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Originally Posted by Belmont Resident
So what you are saying is the trooper should break the laws he is hired to enforce? 
It is just as illegal to pass on the right as it is to take up the passing lane when not passing and even more dangerous.
I believe the law you quoted applies only to local roads not highways. Unless they changed something it is illegal to pass on the right when on a highway.
Yes all those who love to fly up the right side when there are two lanes that merge into one like at the lights in Meredith, are in fact breaking the law. Even thought many who are in a rush do it, the right lane is meant to merge traffic not as a passing lane.
People who pass on the right are actually putting more people in harm then those on the highway who block the passing lane are, so I believe the police look at those idiots as more of a problem to public safety and would tend target them first.
All those drivers who make it a practice of pulling over into the breakdown lane when making a right turn are in fact also breaking the law. |
BR - It is LEGAL in NH to pass on the right. This was taught in drivers ed....
265:19 When Overtaking on the Right is Permitted. –The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass on the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
I. When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;
II. Upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for 2 or more lines of vehicles moving lawfully in the direction being traveled by the overtaking vehicle;
III. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. Such movement shall not be made by driving off the roadway.