il padrone wrote:Xplora wrote:exadios, you are right - he said, she said gets you nowhere with police, HOWEVER that is where your video footage becomes useful. It is quite easy to see where a dangerous pass has been made; you don't need to calibrate because your brain does it for you. You can tell if someone is 1.5 or 2m away, and when they are only a foot. Reference points in the video allow for this. Have a look at Aushiker's videos, and have a guess at how far away objects are from the side of the road. You will have a great idea of how far it is once the law changes, because most cars are going to provide that gap.
So are you saying that enforcement of this rule is going to require all cyclists who care about it to ride with video cameras ???
I for one have no desire to do such a thing.
I'm saying that the enforcement of ANY rule is going to require a camera if it doesn't have willing witnesses. Unfortunately, all but deliberate acts of aggression tend to be ignored as the witnesses often just drive away! But at least a 1.5m offence is easier to show, rather than just relying on contact.
Somewhat amusing that I got pinged for stopping in a No Stopping zone apparently, yet we don't have the manpower as a community to better enforce our Road Rules for moving vehicles which are a much more serious risk to the community. (I'll cop that one on the chin and be more careful, but it does seem odd, doesn't it?)
The pic above is the best way to sort this stuff out if you want dedicated car space. An actual lane, that is not impeded by parking. Summernight, I'm not sure what kind of situation you are thinking of as ideal? The only resolution I can see is claim the lane if there is no special bike lane, and education and enforcement to defend the cyclist's rights (as claiming the lane can be frustrating for cars).