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Sufficient clearance according to speed and the carriageway’s characteristics.
According to speed and the carriageway’s width and characteristics, leaving enough space to overtake safely. There is no universal 1.5-metre minimum for this case. Do not extend the answer to overtaking vulnerable users: Article 85.4 requires at least 1.5 metres and a full lane change where there is more than one lane per direction for the users it lists.
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Always exactly 1.5 metres, even if insufficient.
Sufficient clearance according to speed and the carriageway’s characteristics.
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