40-6-42.
   
  The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of
  vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those
  limitations, exceptions, and special rules stated in this article:
   
    (1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding
    in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe
    distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the
    roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle; and
   
    (2) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted,
    the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in
    favor of the overtaking vehicle and shall not increase the speed
    of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.