April 4, 2021 - British Columbia doesn’t have a law establishing a minimum passing distance between cars and pedestrians, bicycles, e-bikes, or scooters.
We need one.
In BC, four times every day, a person on a bike will be injured from being hit by a car. Every year, 8 people die.
It doesn’t have to be that way. Stronger road safety laws can reduce that risk.
You can help encourage the BC government to make a 1.5 metre minimum passing distance the law.
Donate to our Safe Passing Distance campaign…and if you act before Tuesday, April 6th, you can double your impact.
Thanks to a generous benefactor, every donation of $100 or more to this campaign will be doubled, up to $15,000.
But you have to act quickly—the matching offer ends soon.DONATE NOW
A minimum passing distance will protect people who commute by bike to work or school, or who bike just for fun, such as during GoByBike Week (May 31 – June 6), when thousands of people across BC cycle on our roads.
Bikes and e-bikes are surging in popularity for fitness, recreation, touring and getting around. Distancing related to COVID-19 has brought pedestrians onto our roads. And a whole new class of users will soon hit BC roads thanks to a new e-scooter pilot project in six BC communities.
We want the provincial government to put the brakes on close-passing vehicles, and keep all road users safe.
All donations will fund our campaign to push for a law to make 1.5 metres BC’s minimum passing distance. DONATE NOW
Remember—you can double your money with a donation of $100 or more by April 6th.
QUICK FACTS
- Every year in BC, 1,600 people on bicycles are injured in car crashes
- Almost 80% of people say close-passing vehicles are their biggest threat while cycling.
- 9 out of 10 people who bike regularly say they are ‘close passed’ at least once a week.
- Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec have minimum passing distance laws.
Sources: British Cycling, ICBC
