Question 1201
If you intend to pass this vehicle, are you allowed to reduce the safe following distance?
- No, you must always maintain a safe following distance.
- Yes, to make passing safer.
- Yes, because this gives you a better view of oncoming traffic.
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Correct answer: No, you must always maintain a safe following distance.
Intending to pass does not remove the obligation to leave enough space to stop without a collision if the vehicle ahead brakes suddenly.