> But the 1m rule sounds draconian to me. Germany has even stricter rules in practice: courts have regularly decided that a minimum of 1.5m ... 2m is necessary

> But the 1m rule sounds draconian to me. Germany has even stricter rules in practice: courts have regularly decided that a minimum of 1.5m ... 2m is necessary, depending on the situation. In special cases, even up to 2.8m have been deemed necessary. BTW, even if cars don't actually touch a cyclist, but merely frighten them and cause them to react, it's already a traffic offense. Difficult to enforce in practice, of course. Details for German-speakers: https://www.adfc-nrw.de/kreisverbaende/kv-bottrop/radverkehr/verkehrsregeln/ueberholen-von-radfahrern.html https://www.adfc-nrw.de/kreisverbaende/kv-bottrop/radverkehr...