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@Mirius
I think it's a terrible pic for many reasons, not the least of which is that it does lead directly to your question. The text suggests that you leave as much room as you would a car - well if that were a car you were overtaking, how much room would you be leaving? Probably inches. If the cyclist were on the right of the lane, then there is no possible way that you could overtake 'safely' (if we mean by that to leave several feet of room), but you could 'safely' overtake by leaving the same inches you would a car.