sorpasso

Also known as passing

thumb|Battle for position between Kuba Giermaziak, [[Norbert Siedler and Nicki Thiim during the 2012 Porsche Supercup race at Silverstone ]] thumb|right|A car passing a slow-moving tractor Overtaking or passing is the act of one vehicle going past another slower moving vehicle, travelling in the same direction, on a road. The lane used for overtaking another vehicle is often a passing lane farther from the road shoulder, which is to the left in places that drive on the right and to the right in places that drive on the left.