What is the legal test for overtaking?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Uy v Dhillon, 2019 BCSC 1136 (CanLII):

In other words, when a driver is deciding to overtake another vehicle, he or she must be reasonably certain it is safe to do so. If there is uncertainty, the obligation of the overtaking motorist is to wait until it is reasonably safe: see Ali v. Fineblit, 2015 BCSC 1494, at para. 21.

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