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No, it reduces safety and manoeuvring margins.
No, because it reduces lateral and manoeuvring margins for unexpected hazards. The DGT advises against travelling alongside two-wheeled vehicles; maintain safe clearance and avoid interfering with their path. This does not mean every motorcycle in a group must occupy a different lane: they may follow one another in the same lane with a safe gap. Do not confuse this advice with a permitted overtake, which must meet its own safety requirements.
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No, it reduces safety and manoeuvring margins.
Yes, the closer they are sideways, the safer it is.
Yes, signalling removes every risk of riding very close side by side.
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