(1) a driver of a vehicle violates this statute if they violate any of the following:

(a) a driver of a motor vehicle may only pass a bicyclist by driving to the bicycle's left at a safe distance & returning to the lane of travel once the motor vehicle is safely clear of the overtaken bicycle. For the purposes of this paragraph, a "safe distance" means a distance that is sufficient to prevent contact with the person bicyclist if they were to fall into the driver's lane of traffic. This paragraph doesn't apply to a driver operating a motor vehicle:

(A) in a lane that is separate from & adjacent to a designated bicycle lane

(B) at a speed not greater than 35 mph OR

(C) when the driver is passing a bicyclist to the bike's right side & the bicyclist is turning left

(b) the driver of a motor vehicle may drive to the left of the center of a roadway to pass a bicyclist going in the same direction only if the roadway to the left of the center is unobstructed for a sufficient distance to permit the driver to pass the bicyclist safely & avoid interference with oncoming traffic. This paragraph doesn't authorize driving on the left side of the center of a roadway when prohibited under:

• 811.295 (failure to drive on right)

• 811.300 (failure to drive on right of approaching vehicle)

• 811.310 (crossing center line on two-way, four-lane road)

• 811.315 (failure of slow driver to drive on right)

• 811.320 (failure to drive to right on divided highway)

• 811.325 (failure to keep camper, trailer or truck in right lane)

(c) the driver of a motor vehicle that passes a bicyclist will return to an authorized lane of traffic as soon as practicable

(2) passing a bicyclist in a no passing zone in violation of 811.420 (passing in a no passing zone) is sufficient evidence of the commission of the offense described in this statute, if the passing results in injury to or the death of the bicyclist