The Hodgman Liberal Government is working with the community to help improve the safety of our most vulnerable road users.
As promised, we have installed new advisory warning signs along popular cycling routes around Tasmania to alert motorists to the presence of cyclists and to urge them to pass at a safe distance.
The 269 signs come in two designs – one for speed zones up to 60km/h showing a recommended safe passing distance of 1 metre and the other showing a recommended safe passing distance of 1.5 metres for speed zones above 60km/h.
Locations for these signs were selected in consultation with local councils, cycling groups and cyclists through the Road Safety Advisory Council’s Cycling Safety Steering Committee.
Without the protection of a vehicle, cyclists are particularly vulnerable on our roads to being serious injured or worse.
That’s why to complement the new signs the Government has changed the Tasmanian road rules to allow motorists to cross centre lines to pass cyclists, when safe to do so.
We have also launched a number of road safety campaigns particularly targeting the safety of cyclists.
For more information, including State-wide sign locations, visit: www.transport.tas.gov.au/roadsafety/roads/cyclist_warning_signs