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https://www.canberratimes.com.au/na...e-distance-from-cyclists-20180505-p4zdkj.html
First two paragraphs:
'Twenty Canberra bikes have been fitted with devices that will track how closely cars are travelling to cyclists in a four-week study aimed at measuring compliance with the ACT's minimum passing rule.
'The University of Adelaide-led research will also examine how traffic and infrastructure affects adherence to the rule, which requires drivers to maintain a minimum distance of one metre when overtaking cyclists in a 60km/h zone. A greater distance is required in higher-speed areas'.
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For more information about the 'metre matters' rule in the ACT, see https://uberpeople.net/threads/'a-metre-matters'-rule-extended-in-act.222736/.
First two paragraphs:
'Twenty Canberra bikes have been fitted with devices that will track how closely cars are travelling to cyclists in a four-week study aimed at measuring compliance with the ACT's minimum passing rule.
'The University of Adelaide-led research will also examine how traffic and infrastructure affects adherence to the rule, which requires drivers to maintain a minimum distance of one metre when overtaking cyclists in a 60km/h zone. A greater distance is required in higher-speed areas'.
[end of extract]
For more information about the 'metre matters' rule in the ACT, see https://uberpeople.net/threads/'a-metre-matters'-rule-extended-in-act.222736/.