10-26-2016, 07:39 AM
Sure is pertinent, and thanks! Until I saw danbrotherston's post, I was elated that police might actually be enforcing the law requiring drivers to make space.
I found this quote from the police interesting: "It is an offence that – without contact – is a hard one to lay..." I take that to mean that there will be no enforcement, but that police will avail themselves of the opportunity to issue an $85 fine when a cyclist is struck by a motorist.
Why not dangerous driving? Surely a motorist is doing something more than passing a cyclist too closely if he or she strikes the cyclist, potentially causing serious injury?
I found this quote from the police interesting: "It is an offence that – without contact – is a hard one to lay..." I take that to mean that there will be no enforcement, but that police will avail themselves of the opportunity to issue an $85 fine when a cyclist is struck by a motorist.
Why not dangerous driving? Surely a motorist is doing something more than passing a cyclist too closely if he or she strikes the cyclist, potentially causing serious injury?