Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/truck ... z2kUEcDjXy" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Delivery trucks warning motorists to give bike riders a wide berth will appear soon on Australian city streets as the country's biggest transport company joins a national campaign to end cycling fatalities.
Cycling safety group the Amy Gillett Foundation has recruited trucking giant Toll to its "A Metre Matters" campaign, which is calling for a law requiring motorists to give cyclists a minimum one-metre distance when overtaking, with a penalty of up to 10 demerit points. At present, most states "encourage" a one-metre buffer but none mandates it.
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