Bill 214 (Legislature 29, Session 4)

L29 S4 11779

Alberta — Bills

2018 Bill 214 Fourth Session, 29th Legislature, 67 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 214 TRAFFIC SAFETY (SAFE DISTANCES FOR PASSING BICYCLES) AMENDMENT ACT, 2018 MS MCKITRICK First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 Bill 214 Ms McKitrick BILL 214 2018 TRAFFIC SAFETY (SAFE DISTANCES FOR PASSING BICYCLES) AMENDMENT ACT, 2018 (Assented to , 2018)

WHEREAS cyclists should feel safe on Alberta roadways; and

WHEREAS establishing safe passing distances will provide motorists with a clear guideline on the appropriate minimum distance to maintain between motor vehicles and bicycles when a motor vehicle is passing or overtaking a bicycle; THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cT-6 1 The Traffic Safety Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 112: Safe distances for passing bicycles 112.1 Regulations made pursuant to

section 112(

b) or (

c) shall prescribe a minimum distance that must be maintained between a motor vehicle and a bicycle by the driver of a motor vehicle when overtaking or passing a bicycle and that distance shall be (

a) not less than 1 metre if the motor vehicle is travelling at a speed of 60 kilometres per hour or less, and (

b) not less than 1.5 metres if the motor vehicle is travelling at a speed greater than 60 kilometres per hour.

Explanatory Notes 1 EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Amends

chapter T-6 of the Statutes of Alberta, 2000. 2 Safe distances for passing bicycles.

2 3 This Act comes into force 6 months after the day on which it receives Royal Assent.

Explanatory Notes 2 3 Coming into force.

Record of Debate STAGE DATE MEMBER FROM TO TOTAL CUMULATIVE TOTAL Title: 2018 (29th, 4th) Bill 214, Traffic Safety (Safe Distances for Passing Bicycles) Amendment Act, 2018

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L29 S4 11779
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L29 S4 11779
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	231a7752cc4d49baf15309a46924c6719361b39e

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