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Do not pass

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Do not pass

What it means

Passing other vehicles is not permitted on this stretch of road.

White with black or red; a red circle with a slash means prohibited, a green circle means permitted.

Summarised from the Alberta Driver’s Guide. Read the original: Traffic control ↗

How to recognise it

A white square with a red circle and diagonal red bar over two cars side by side.

Where you will see it

On hills, curves and other stretches of highway where you cannot see far enough ahead to pass.

What to do when you see it

  1. 1.Do not pass other vehicles on this stretch of road.
  2. 2.Stay behind slower traffic until a passing permitted sign or the markings allow a pass.

On the knowledge test

Questions list the places where passing is not allowed: where a sign says so, in a school or playground zone while it is in effect, and beside a vehicle stopped for a pedestrian.

Practice questions for this sign

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You see this sign on a two-lane highway. What does it mean?