WAVERLEY: A 46-year-old Middle Sackville man has been charged with failing to obey the one-metre rule for cyclists following a vehicle-bicycle collision on Wednesday morning July 24 in Waverley.
Just before 8 a.m., Halifax District RCMP, EHS, and Station 41 (Waverley) and Station 45 (Fall River) were paged to the collision between the cyclist and pick-up truck at Waverley Road and Rocky Lake Drive. The area is next to the Irving, and was the site of motorcyclist-vehicle collision just a few days ago.
Cpl. Lisa Croteau, spokeswoman with Halifax District RCMP, said the 63-year-old male cyclist from Dartmouth was taken to hospital by EHS with non-life threatening injuries.
The driver of the truck, a 46-year-old man from Middle Sackville, was charged with Vehicle Passing a Bicycle while Travelling on Right When There is Less than one Metre between the Vehicle and Cyclist.
Police are reminding motorists that in Nova Scotia, there is a one-metre rule that requires drivers to leave one metre between their vehicle and a cyclist when driving beside or passing a cyclist.
Motorists can also help keep all road users safe by watching for cyclists (especially at intersections) and checking for cyclists before opening vehicle doors and pulling onto the roadway.
