2022 年 6 月 15 日 20:49

作者：弗洛林· 阿马瑞

一位骑自行车的人记录了一位交通参与者从他身边经过的那一刻，没有留下任何足够的间距。在英国，法律规定，司机在骑自行车经过时必须确保至少有 1.5 米（4.9 英尺）的安全距离。

在美国，通过骑车人的安全距离通常设定为三英尺（0.9 米）。这仅适用于 32 个州。宾夕法尼亚州等其他国家强制要求在汽车和骑自行车的人之间至少留出 4 英尺（1.2 米）的距离。

骑自行车的人将材料发送给警方，并提交了投诉。警察核实了录像，对Q8司机处以 2,300 美元（1,887 英镑）的罚款。

作为处罚，司机的驾驶执照也被扣了四分（在美国是根据驾驶记录加分）。如果他们在三年内记八分，那么可能会执行驾驶禁令。奥迪司机现在获得的积分只有在四年后才会被删除。

根据《每日电讯报》发布的镜头，情况发生在威尔士一个名叫 Heol-y-Cyw 的小村庄。

$2,300 Fine for an Audi Q8 Driver Who Got Too Close to a Cyclist

15 Jun 2022, 20:49 UTC 

by Florin Amariei

Don’t forget the cyclists! It’s summer, so people might want to use their bicycles to get around. As a fellow road user, you must remember there’s a minimum passing distance. This Audi Q8 driver didn’t manage to pass according to the law and got a hefty fine after Police reviewed the recording.

Audi Q8 Getting Too Close to a Cyclist

Planning on keeping your car for the summer, even though gas prices are continuing to rise? Well, then you should remember that some very important rules are set in place for passing other road users. This was an expensive lesson for an Audi Q8 driver.

A cyclist recorded the moment when a fellow traffic participant passed him without leaving any room for error. In the UK, the law states that drivers must make sure there are at least 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) of space when passing someone on a bicycle.

In the U.S., the safe distance for passing a cyclist is generally set at three feet (0.9 meters). This is available only for 32 states. Others like Pennsylvania made it mandatory to leave at least four feet (1.2 meters) between the car and the cyclist. State laws continue to vary.

The cyclist decided to send the recording to the Police and submitted a complaint. The officers verified the footage, identified the SUV driver, and fined him $2,300 (£1,887).

Four points have also been put on the person’s driving license (which in the U.S. is added against one’s driving record) as a penalty. If they get just eight more in three years, then a driving ban might be enforced. The points received now by the Audi driver will be deleted only after four years have passed.

In the UK it has become very easy to contact the Police about events like this one. The rules are simple. The video must be at least two minutes in length, the footage must be accompanied by a signed statement, the plaintiff must agree that they are willing to go to court, and the recording can’t be edited in any way.

According to the footage published by The Telegraph, this happened in a little Welsh village named Heol-y-Cyw.

As a cyclist, it’s always a good idea to use a small camera that records your surroundings. You never know what might happen since you’re exposing yourself to multiple dangers. Having proof that can back your claims is always a good idea. Motor vehicles are heavy, can reach insane speeds, and you might find that a constant threat looms around while you try to share the public roads with other traffic participants.

Even though newer cars, vans, and trucks are built in such a way that an impact would not always result in a bad injury, cyclists should still take all the precautionary measures they can.

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