The study processes data from Latvia State Roads (LVC) traffic flow measurement points outside built-up areas from 2017 to 2022, analyzing the distances maintained by drivers depending on driving speed, registered vehicle type, traffic flow, and the time at which the distance was recorded, yielding results in various time categories. Additionally, cases where at least three vehicles drive one behind the other with reduced distance are examined. The study analyzes the speed chosen by drivers, the speed differences, and the speed violations for different vehicle types when overtaking. The distance between two vehicles traveling sequentially in the same lane is one of the parameters with significant importance for road traffic safety. From a driver’s perspective, this can be assessed visually. Essentially, and also measurably, this parameter is evaluated in time units — as the time difference in which the front of the vehicle crosses a specific point on the road, and the front of the following vehicle does the same. In various sources, this parameter is referred to differently. For example, in English, the terms time headway or gap are used, which translates as interval or time distance. In this study, the authors propose using the term attāluma distance when referring to distance scale, and distance or time distance when using time scale. The current Latvian Road Traffic Regulations (Clause 106) state that drivers of trucks weighing over 12 tons, tourist buses, tractors with trailers (semi-trailers) longer than 8 meters (including the coupling device), as well as trailers (semi-trailers) with a gross weight exceeding 10 tons, must maintain a distance from the vehicle in front that is at least half of the vehicle's speed in meters. This requirement does not apply when the driver is preparing to overtake, nor in high traffic conditions. A similar rule is in place in Germany. For example, when driving at 90 km/h, a minimum of 45 meters distance must be maintained. Expressed as a time distance, the recommended value is 1.8 seconds. In Germany, drivers can be fined if the gap is less than 0.9 seconds. In Sweden, the National Road Administration recommends a 3-second gap for driving outside built-up areas, and police can fine drivers for gaps shorter than 1 second. David Šinars, in his comprehensive book on traffic safety and related human behavior, suggests a 2-3 second gap. In this study, 2-3 seconds is used as the minimum recommended gap in the diagrams. Several methods and parameters are used to evaluate the safety of overtaking maneuvers. One of these parameters is the speed difference (relative speed) between the vehicles, and the other is the time-to-collision (calculated by dividing the distance (m) by the relative speed (m/s)). Changes in these parameters are evaluated throughout the entire overtaking maneuver. The data used in this study contains only data fixed at one moment, not changes over a time period. Therefore, for the analysis of overtaking maneuver data, only speed and distance data, as recorded when vehicles cross the road section where a traffic monitoring device is installed, were used. The data for the overtaking maneuver phase were used, where the overtaken vehicle is in front of the overtaking vehicle in the same direction lane, and the overtaking vehicle is already in the opposite lane to the left. In this vehicle combination, the risk of a rear-end collision is low, so time-to-collision was not determined. The results show the speed, speed difference, and the dynamics of their changes over a six-year period.