New bylaw mandates minimum distance for motorists overtaking cyclists on Calgary roads

Effective September 1, 2019, drivers in Calgary will be required to provide cyclists with an extended buffer as they pass the pedal-powered vehicles. The new safe passing law requires motorists to afford:A metre of space (approximately the width of an average vehicle door) when passing a bicycle on roads where the speed limit is 60 km/h or less A metre-and-a-half of space when overtaking a bicycle on roads where the speed limit exceeds 60 km/hDistances will be measured from the part of the bike