In this situation, going past a cyclist, do you have to exercise special caution?

In the video, you are driving on a narrow two-way road through a village; in front of you, in your lane, some distance from the right edge, a cyclist in a dark jacket is riding, and a white van coming from the opposite direction is passing you. To drive past the cyclist, you have to overtake him, and when overtaking, the Road Traffic Act requires particular caution and a lateral clearance of at least 1 m. The answer is: yes.

The Road Traffic Act requires you, when overtaking, to exercise particular caution, and in particular to keep a safe distance from the road user being overtaken; when overtaking a bicycle, this distance must not be less than 1 m. Particular caution means that you increase your attention and adapt your behaviour to the conditions: you slow down, wait until the van has passed, check whether the cyclist intends to turn left, and only then do you overtake in a wide arc, moving partly into the left lane when it is free.

Legal basis: Art. 24 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)