To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.
To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
The passing of slower traffic on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.