(A) Whether, pursuant to division (B) below, appropriate traffic-control devices have been installed that clearly indicate that no passing is allowed on a portion of any street, no driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another on any portion of any street so restricted. (Note: G.S. § 20-150(e) makes it unlawful to pass contrary to the signs posted by the state’s Department of Transportation.)
(B) The Administrator may install appropriate traffic-control devices to indicate that no passing is allowed whenever and wherever he or she determines that passing would be unsafe on that portion of a street because of the following:
(1) The street intersects with another street;
(2) The slope or grade of the street is such or the street curves to an extent that a driver’s view is obstructed within a distance of 500 feet; and/or
(3) Any other conditions exist making passing hazardous.