Police to measure car-bike gap
Cycle police have new technology enabling them to measure the space left to cyclists by motorists and, in case it’s too much of a squeeze, to issue tickets.
Cycle police have new technology enabling them to measure the space left to cyclists by motorists and, in case it’s too much of a squeeze, to issue tickets.
Bill Binns 18:11 on 2019-08-23 Permalink
Once again the invisible hand of Velo Quebec effortlessly manipulates the rules of the road.
Dhomas 18:25 on 2019-08-23 Permalink
The law already exists. This is just a means to enforce it. Doesn’t make sense to have a law on the books if it’s unenforceable.
Ephraim 18:51 on 2019-08-23 Permalink
Dhomas, if they required to remove all the unenforceable laws on the books, we’d have a pamphlet instead.
Dhomas 19:16 on 2019-08-23 Permalink
I’m saying unenforceable as opposed to “not enforced”. For example, I see people speeding on my street every day and the law is not enforced. But, radar guns exist so it is enforceable.
CE 20:22 on 2019-08-23 Permalink
As a cyclist, I really wish Vélo Québec was as powerful and influential as Bill Binns seems to think they are!
Ephraim 21:04 on 2019-08-23 Permalink
Dhomas, I don’t think it’s enforceable in the long run… we will see if this equipment holds up, but the questions of measurements, how it’s measured, did they know where it was measuring from, etc. Are going to end up with a LOT of time wasted. But then the question of if the policeman saw them approach the bicycle or the cyclist drove up beside the car… it’s going to be a boondoggle in the courts. The officers are going to have to appear in court for these tickets.
Chris 21:09 on 2019-08-23 Permalink
CE: exactly!
Blork 21:16 on 2019-08-23 Permalink
My understanding is that they only have a few of them and they ONLY measure the distance between the cop on the bike with the device and cars passing that bike. It won’t measure the distance for third-party bikes.