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Fines and Penalties on the way ?
On Fri, 9 Mar 2018 11:03:07 +0000
colwyn wrote: Motorists could be fined for driving too close to cyclists under a safety review designed to make bikes the natural choice for short journeys. Ministers will consider reforms to penalise intimidatory driving, and which aim to reduce the number of cyclists and pedestrians injured. The review by the Department for Transport is likely to consider imposing mandatory passing distances to prevent motorists overtaking too close to cyclists. Passing distances have already been introduced in many countries, with gaps of at least one metre on local roads, rising to one and a half metres on faster routes. The Highway Code instructs motorists to give cyclists “plenty of room”, as they would when passing another vehicle, but no minimum distance has been set. The government review is also likely to investigate the possibility of fines for so-called car dooring, when motorists or car passengers negligently swing open doors and hit passing cyclists. All this negligent, inconsiderate or malicious behaviour by drivers is covered by existing offences - it's just a matter of persuading the police to bother about enforcement (when resources are already scarce). I wonder if they'll have another consultation about drivers on phones. |
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