About the SA law
For the safety while cycling, we need to know something about SA laws.
The National Traffic Act 93 of 1996 and the National Road Traffic Regulations 2000 promulgated on 17 March 2000 in Gov Gazette 20963 (as amended from time to time) includes the following bicycle-specific laws:
* You must be seated on your saddle
* You must ride in single file
* You may not deliberately swerve from side to side
* If you are riding on a public road where there is a bicycle lane, you must use that bicycle lane
Note:
Regulation 296 of the National Road Traffic Regulations 2000 states: “A person driving a vehicle on a public road shall do so by driving on the left side of the roadway … .”. Driving is defined in the Act to include riding a bicycle. There is no requirement to ride on the far left of the roadway or on the shoulder. The Road Traffic Regulations impose the same obligations on a bicycle as on a motor vehicle in this regard.
Regulation 298(1) requires a vehicle to pass a cyclist at a “safe distance”. A safe distance depends on many factors, one of which is the vulnerability of cyclists. A safe distance would be even further under particular circumstance, such as manhole covers or uneven road, strong winds, recumbent cyclists, steep hills, tandems, children on bicycles, which factors might make it more likely for a cyclist to suddenly swerve or fall. In Europe many countries have specified a safe passing distance of 1.5 meters to pass a bicycle. That distance should be increased by any of the special factors mentioned before.
The National Traffic Act 93 of 1996 and the National Road Traffic Regulations 2000 promulgated on 17 March 2000 in Gov Gazette 20963 (as amended from time to time) includes the following bicycle-specific laws:
* You must be seated on your saddle
* You must ride in single file
* You may not deliberately swerve from side to side
* If you are riding on a public road where there is a bicycle lane, you must use that bicycle lane
Note:
Regulation 296 of the National Road Traffic Regulations 2000 states: “A person driving a vehicle on a public road shall do so by driving on the left side of the roadway … .”. Driving is defined in the Act to include riding a bicycle. There is no requirement to ride on the far left of the roadway or on the shoulder. The Road Traffic Regulations impose the same obligations on a bicycle as on a motor vehicle in this regard.
Regulation 298(1) requires a vehicle to pass a cyclist at a “safe distance”. A safe distance depends on many factors, one of which is the vulnerability of cyclists. A safe distance would be even further under particular circumstance, such as manhole covers or uneven road, strong winds, recumbent cyclists, steep hills, tandems, children on bicycles, which factors might make it more likely for a cyclist to suddenly swerve or fall. In Europe many countries have specified a safe passing distance of 1.5 meters to pass a bicycle. That distance should be increased by any of the special factors mentioned before.
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