{"id":2292,"date":"2017-07-17T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T21:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/?p=2292"},"modified":"2020-09-20T14:49:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T04:49:52","slug":"rules-overtaking-cyclists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/rules-overtaking-cyclists\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the rules for overtaking cyclists?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Laws vary from state-to-state. In New South Wales the minimum distance to leave is one metre when the speed zone is 60km\/h or less and 1.5 metres when it&#8217;s in a higher speed zone. This compares with a blanket\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/roadcode-questions\/car\/behaviour\/what-is-the-recommended-distance-you-sho\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.5m in New Zealand<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2016\/09\/16\/west-midlands-police-release-shocking-cycling-near-miss-footage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When it&#8217;s safe to do so, motorists can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross a no-passing centre dividing line to overtake cyclists safely<\/li>\n<li>Drive on painted islands<\/li>\n<li>Drive on dividing strips and median strips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If it&#8217;s not safe to pass, motorists must wait until it is safe to pass.<\/p>\n<p>These rules have been used in Queensland since 2014. Similar measures were introduced in the ACT and South Australia in 2016 and Tasmania in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Cyclists are under no obligation to leave one metre when they pass a car, although most would as the risk of being &#8216;<a href=\"\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/learners-permit-questions\/car\/general-knowledge\/513-do-you-have-any-responsibilities-when-opening-\/\">car-doored<\/a>&#8216; is high.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the penalties for not leaving enough room when overtaking a cyclist?<\/h2>\n<p>If you are caught then you will receive two demerit points and a fine of $319.<\/p>\n<h2>Sharrows, cycle route and cycle lane markings<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/what-are-sharrows-and-what-do-they-mean\/\">Sharrows<\/a> indicate a shared lane for cyclists and vehicles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2254\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2254\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2254\" src=\"http:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sharrow-595x379.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sharrow-595x379.png 595w, https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sharrow-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sharrow.png 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sharrows can point right, left or straight ahead<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cycle signs\u00a0are sometimes painted on busy cycle routes to warn motorists. Cyclists and motorists have the same rights on these lanes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-890\" src=\"http:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cycles-marking.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cycles-marking.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cycles-marking-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cycle lanes have different rules. Motorised vehicles are not allowed to drive in cycle lanes unless to cross them to get into a driveway or to park.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2329\" src=\"http:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cycle-lane-595x387.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cycle-lane-595x387.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cycle-lane-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cycle-lane-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cycle-lane.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laws vary from state-to-state. In New South Wales the minimum distance to leave is one metre when the speed zone is 60km\/h or less and 1.5 metres when it&#8217;s in a higher speed zone. This compares with a blanket\u00a01.5m in<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/rules-overtaking-cyclists\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[103],"class_list":["post-2292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice","tag-cycling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2332,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292\/revisions\/2332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}