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Leave a safety margin; seeing the rear wheels is a practical reference.
Leave a safety margin rather than crowding the vehicle. Seeing its rear wheels is a practical reference; adapt the margin to the vehicles and situation. This does not guarantee preventing being pushed into it after a rear-end impact or authorise overtaking. One metre is not a universal maximum. Tunnels and other situations have specific rules.
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Leave a safety margin; seeing the rear wheels is a practical reference.
Leave as little space as possible to take up less room.
Never more than one metre, whatever the situation.
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