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A gap sufficient to pass safely in the circumstances.
A gap sufficient to avoid danger, considering speed, available space and the characteristics of the road and both vehicles. This case has no fixed 1.50- or two-metre minimum merely because you drive a bus. Watch for doors opening or people appearing; slow down or wait if there is no safe space. If vulnerable road users appear, their protection rules also apply.
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A gap sufficient to pass safely in the circumstances.
Always exactly 1.50 metres, even if that is insufficient to pass safely.
Always exactly two metres solely because it is a bus.
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