Driving without due care and attention!
Rule 163 of the Highway Code:
You should give cyclists at least as much room as you would when overtaking a car. As a guide:
Leave at least 1.5 metres when overtaking cyclists at speeds of up to 30 mph, and give them more space when overtaking at higher speeds
Take extra care and give more space when overtaking cyclists at night
Wait behind the cyclist and not overtake if it is unsafe or not possible to meet these clearances
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/using-the-road-159-to-203
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For those who say this isna ridiculous:
Read the blimming description! Do you think this was more than 1.5 metres?
'Leave at least 1.5 metres when overtaking cyclists at speeds of up to 30 mph, and give them more space when overtaking at higher speeds
Take extra care and give more space when overtaking cyclists at night
Wait behind the cyclist and not overtake if it is unsafe or not possible to meet these clearances'