What distance from the vehicle being overtaken or another traffic user must you keep while riding a motorcycle outside a built-up area?

This question is about the distance you keep when overtaking outside a built-up area. When you are riding a motorcycle and overtaking another motorcycle, you keep a distance of at least 1 m - answer C.

The Road Traffic Act states that a driver, when overtaking, is obliged to exercise particular caution, and in particular to keep a safe distance from the vehicle or road user being overtaken; when overtaking a bicycle, a cycle cart, a moped, a motorcycle, an electric scooter, a personal transport device (UTO), a person on a mobility aid or a column of pedestrians, this distance must not be less than 1 m. The same figure applies in town and outside it. Answer A gives 1.5 m for a column of pedestrians, and B gives 2 m for a bicycle - there are no such values in the provision; the same metre applies to both. One metre is the minimum: on a road with a 90 km/h limit, it is sensible to give more, because a blast of air and a momentary lack of space to correct the line can destabilise the two-wheeler being overtaken, and you yourself need spare space for uneven surfaces.

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