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"Can you please define what are reasonable and unreasonable distances to be passed?
I found it unreasonable but there's not much point reporting poor driving if you are working off some other passing distance measurement.If the Highway Code states drivers must give vulnerable road users as much room as they would when passing a car then I also think this pass was unreasonable.
As a driver as well, if someone pass this close to me I'd be concerned about their ability to safely operate their vehicle."
hippy
Well that's the problem - the law isn't the law because there's no legal minimum distance like in Spain.
But Rule 163 of the Highway Code says drivers must: “Give vulnerable road users at least as much room as you would when overtaking a car,”. That would seem to be the best definition for practical purposes, but if a pass you felt was close was rejected it would suggest they're using something else.
Can you ask what their criteria is?