You are driving a bus and intend to overtake a moped outside a built-up area. What lateral distance must you keep, as a minimum, to carry out the maneuver safely?

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When overtaking a moped, Article 85(4) of the General Traffic Regulations requires occupying part or all of the adjacent or opposite lane and keeping a safety width of at least 1.5 meters (with more than one lane per direction, changing lanes completely). Outside built-up areas, moreover, speed must be reduced by at least 20 km/h below the limit of the road before starting and throughout the maneuver. The margin proportional to the speed and to the width of the roadway no longer exists: it was removed from Article 85 by the reform that came into force on 1 October 2026 (Royal Decree 518/2026). Nor is a separation that depends only on the bus's slipstream enough, because the rule sets a minimum of 1.5 meters for mopeds.

You are driving a bus and intend to overtake a moped outside a built-up area. What lateral distance must you keep, as a minimum, to carry out the maneuver safely?

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