Safety distances are a critical part of every driver's arsenal as they ensure that both you and your fellow road users are protected by keeping the right distance.
Safety distance means that you must keep an appropriate distance when, for example, you drive past parked cars, cyclists and pedestrians. This is very important because there is a risk that the cyclist will wobble, the pedestrian will fall or that a person will open the door of a parked car. If there is not enough distance laterally, there is a risk of a collision with one of these.
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