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Category: Enforcement-related: A problem that needs to be fixed
Tags: cambridge, careless, clips, close, cycling, dangerous, driving, examples, hills, lx02, lx02-mlf, lx02mlf, mgif, mlf, overtake, pass, road, video
Date time: 3.45pm, Thursday 11th August, 2016
Time line: Earlier | Later
Facing: South east
Added by: radwagon
Copyright: CC Attribution-Share Alike (by-sa)
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Area: Cambridge
Photo #83546

See clip at youtu.be/994rQ4Lj7jI

Although I'm making the point that this is very poor driving, there is an argument that the road design here leads to this behaviour. I've seen this happen a lot here.

Passing to Close
Highway code rule 213.
Motorcyclists and cyclists may suddenly need to avoid uneven road surfaces and obstacles such as drain covers or oily, wet or icy patches on the road. Give them plenty of room and pay particular attention to any sudden change of direction they may have to make.
www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_069858

And more importantly Highway code rule 163.
Overtake only when it is safe and legal to do so. You should give motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders at least as much room as you would when overtaking a car.
www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_070314

Careless or Dangerous Driving really should apply here.
www.driving-law.co.uk/offences/careless_driving.asp
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous_driving

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