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Massachusetts Class D Learner's Permit Exam
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A bicyclist ahead cannot be passed with four feet of clearance inside your lane. May you use the adjacent lane, crossing the centerline if necessary?
Correct answer: Yes, when it is safe and needed to keep the required distance.
Why
If you cannot safely overtake the bicyclist within your lane, use all or part of an adjacent lane and cross the centerline if necessary only when it is safe and you remain within the speed limit. Leave at least four feet when passing this vulnerable road user. Do not enter an oncoming conflict or treat the rule as unrestricted permission to cross any marking; wait when a safe pass is not available.
Verified against Massachusetts Driver’s Manual · Passing bicyclists · p. 123
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