On Monday, February 4, 2019 at 11:05:08 AM UTC, GB wrote:
On 04/02/2019 10:14, wrote:
On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 7:36:19 PM UTC, Rob Morley wrote:

On a brighter note, the other day I saw an Audi go right to the other
side of the road to pass a cyclist. :-)

I do that every time I pass a cyclist.


I leave a couple of metres. Is that not what the Highway Code
recommends? It's about 50 years since I last studied it in any detail.

Two metres is fine.

QUOTE:

According to the new law to protect cyclists, the driver needs to leave a minimum distance from a cyclist when overtaking or travelling alongside the bike or they could receive a fine. This would be £100 and three points on the licence for being too close to a bike on the road.

So, how close is too close? According to experts, the recommended distance between car and cyclist is 1.5 metres. If you are caught within this distance, then you face the potential of a fine and points on your licence, to the same value as speeding. This has replaced the previous recommendation in the Highway Code which merely said that drivers should leave ‘plenty of room’ when overtaking someone on a bike.

ENDS.

https://www.petrolprices.com/news/dr...st-leads-fine/