What distance should you keep while passing another vehicle in a passenger car?
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Correct answer
B. Safe, dependent on the width of the road and traffic conditions.
Explanation
When passing another vehicle coming from the opposite direction, you keep a safe distance that depends on the width of the roadway and traffic conditions - answer B. The rules do not give a fixed figure of 1.5 m (A), and the distance cannot always be the same (C), because passing a bicycle on a wide road is different from passing a lorry on a narrow one.
The Road Traffic Act states that when passing an oncoming vehicle, the driver is obliged to keep a safe distance from the vehicle or road user being passed and, if necessary, to move to the right and reduce speed or stop. You decide yourself how much this is: on a narrow road without lines you move onto the shoulder, in rain or wind you leave more space, and with a large vehicle you expect a gust of air.
Legal basis: Art. 23 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)