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@charlie_lcc
It all comes down to speed. It's hard to tell from the video but I would probably have gone at the same speed as Gaz. Overtaking stopped or slow moving traffic on the left is perfectly legal but not pefectly safe. As well as keeping your speed down you need to be extra vigilant. Having been caught out before I am very wary of every gap and wary of what might be behind any van or lorry.
It all comes down to speed because the slower you go the more chance you have of seeing the car, and of the driver seeing you; and more importantly the force of impact increases exponentially with speed. A crash at 20mph has four times the impact force than a crash at 10mph. That's why when they let motorbikes in bus lanes the number of crashes went up and the serious injuries went up even more.