The city of Washington sets the cyclist's safety distance to 1 meter

Before there was no minimum distance and let the drivers decide what it was

Little by little, progress is being made in safety and awareness material regarding the most vulnerable group on the road, cyclists.

This past 2019, in Spain they happened 40 cyclist deaths in traffic accidents,            increasing the death toll compared to 2018.

Spain continues to work to raise awareness and implement measures to reduce this figure.

Washington joins the list of cities that care for cyclists

The city of Washington also wants to work on cyclist safety, and this 2020 has established the minimum safety distance in 1 meter (3 feet), a measure that surely helps reduce accidents in that city.

The old regulations, let the driver choose the safety distance

As reported by Iberobike, the previous law established that "every driver must keep a" safe distance "when overtaking a cyclist or group of cyclists on the road." not establishing a minimum distance.

In addition to defining the safety distance, drivers will have to slow down by overtaking and also may invade the opposite lane when conditions are appropriate

Spain the distance is 1,5 meters

In Spain, the safety distance is set at 1,5 meters, although progress must be made in raising awareness of both cyclists and drivers in safety matters.

New measures in Spain for 2020

The DGT announced a series of measures that will be implemented in 2020, such as more breathalyzer controls, traditional speed radars, modification of the card by points or establish the maximum speed at 30 km / h in 1-way roads in cities.

 

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