The analysis fails to find a significant effect of enacting a minimum distance passing law on the number of cyclist fatalities after controlling for differences in weather, demographics, bicycling commuter rates, state level traffic, and time variation....
SYDNEY, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Australia's New South Wales state Wednesday rolled out a rule to prevent motorists from driving too close to cyclists, following a two-year trial of the move that recorded a 15 percent drop in collisions between the two groups, according to transport authorities. ...
SYDNEY, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Australia's New South Wales state Wednesday rolled out a rule to prevent motorists from driving too close to cyclists, following a two-year trial of the move that recorded a 15 percent drop in collisions between the two groups, according to transport authorities. ...
Taken together, the results indicate that the cyclist minimum passing distance law effectively addresses its targeted outcome, while it appears less effective and potentially counterproductive in addressing attitudes, related behaviours and cycling numbers in the short term. The findings have implications ...