On a road with two or more lanes in each direction, how should you overtake a cyclist?
- A)Without leaving your lane, if you leave 1 metre
- B)Sounding the horn and passing close by
- C)Moving completely into the left-hand lane
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C) Moving completely into the left-hand lane
On roads with more than one lane in each direction, you must move completely into another lane to overtake cyclists and mopeds. On other roads you must leave at least 1.5 metres sideways.
More overtaking questions
- As a general rule, may you overtake at a junction by entering the opposite side of the road?
- In heavy traffic on a dual carriageway, vehicles in the right lane are moving slightly faster than those in the left. Are they overtaking on the right?
- On an urban road with at least two marked lanes in each direction, may you overtake on the right?
- Outside a built-up area, you are going to overtake a pedestrian walking on the hard shoulder. What is the minimum sideways gap you must leave?
- On the brow of a hill there are two lanes in your direction. May you overtake without entering the opposite side of the road?
- You are going to overtake a cyclist on a road with one lane in each direction and cannot leave 1.5 metres without entering the opposite lane. What should you do?