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Originally Posted by Canehdianman
I think you grossly overestimate the driving ability of the average driver. In fact, I couldn't tell you if I am giving you 1m or 80cm most of the time.
Not to mention that if both vehicles are moving, how do you determine who is at fault? Do you give a ticket to both of them?
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You are missing the point. Lets say it is kind of tight, and a car passes the bike, and there is no law. The driver can say he thought he gave enough room, when it could have been inches. If the driver thinks a few inches is enough space, then currently he is fine to do that. With a law it is not up to the driver to decide how close is a safe distance. That decision has been taken away. It's gone from arbitrary to not arbitrary.
I'm not sure what you mean by your second part. If the vehicle passes the bike to close, it is the vehicle at fault. If a bike passes a vehicle, the cyclist has deemed it safe to do so and is not at fault.