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You drive a car on a conventional road with one lane in each direction and overtake a cyclist on the shoulder. What minimum lateral separation must you leave?

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At least one and a half metres.

At least 1.5 metres, even on the shoulder, using part or all of the adjacent or opposing lane as appropriate without endangering oncoming users. Article 85.4 also requires, outside built-up areas, at least 20 km/h below the limit before starting and throughout the manoeuvre. With more than one lane per direction, a complete lane change is required; that is outside this question. If conditions cannot be met safely, wait.

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  • None; riding on the shoulder removes the requirement.

  • At least one and a half metres.

  • One metre because the cyclist is on the shoulder.

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