Fantastic News for South Australia as their Govt commits to A Metre Matters. (Lets hope our Govt is watching) The full report can be found in the attached link. This shows that the petition launched by Richie Porte, signed by most of us in this group and tabled in Canberra by Andrew Nikolic has made a difference. I have copied the main point below- ONE METRE DOES MATTER * The Jury recommends that current legislation be changed to define the overtaking space between a vehicle and a cyclist as a minimum of one (1) metre. * The Government’s Response: SUPPORT The Government will develop legislation to define the overtaking space between a vehicle and a cyclist as a minimum of 1 metre. The South Australian legislation will be informed by the current Queensland legislative trial and further consultation will occur on the legislative detail required. Development of the legislation will begin in 2015 and be presented to Parliament at the earliest opportunity. In responding to this recommendation the Government has noted research conducted by the Amy Gillett Foundation into the Queensland legislative trial. This research, published in November 2014, found that 67% of all road users agree with the Queensland legislation and 61% of bike riders in Brisbane had experienced greater distance from overtaking motorists.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:12:38 +0000
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