A recent Swiss study analyzed 4000 overtaking maneuvers in 7 cities:

📉 79% of drivers passed cyclists with less than 1.5 meters of clearance.
📉 34% passed with less than 1 meter
📉 Average clearance was 115 cm when overtaking at 30 km/h and 118 cm at 50 km/h
📉 Cyclists towing a child trailer were generally passed just as closely as cyclists riding alone

Between 2020 and 2025, overtaking incidents involving motor vehicles resulted in 10 cyclist fatalities and 131 serious injuries in Switzerland.

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