“I gave him enough passing space” I heard he’d later scoff

He didn’t give the cyclist, though, more room for falling off.

“But why on earth should he fall off” his barrister would state

Perhaps a pot-hole in the road; perhaps a lifted grate?

So read again the Highway Code as duty bound you are

It says to give the cyclist the same room you would a car.

Don’t take my word but you yourself should check the Highway Code

In practice this means passing on the other side of road.

This plea I make to motorists is written from the grave

“Give a cyclist much more room if lives you want to save”.