Thanks to the support of our members and partner organizations, we’re working to encourage the provincial government to make a 1.5 metre minimum passing distance the law in BC.

A minimum passing distance will protect all people who use our roads—especially people who walk, bike, or use other mobility devices (including horses!) to get around.

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.

Better cycling means strong, resilient and sustainable communities, yet despite great strides made in a few cities, we’re not there yet. We still need your support.

Join the BCCC — with your voice, we can make better cycling happen!

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. 

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.