Victoria City Council endorse the Road Safety Law Reform Group initiatives
Posted on December 6, 2017
Victoria City Councillor, Ben Isitt, puts forward a motion for the city to review and modernize the Motor Vehicle Act and to support the recommendations by the Road Safety Law Reform Group, chaired by Bike Lawyer and Leader of our Personal Injury Group, David Hay, Q.C. Proposed changes by the Group includes increasing penalties for dooring (opening a vehicle door in the path of an approaching cyclist), enforcing blanket speed limits on neighbourhood streets, and setting minimum distances for vehicles when passing cyclists. Read the full article here. To learn more about the modernization of the Motor Vehicle Act, click here.