People of Glasgow test their knowledge on cycle safety laws

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We test Glaswegians on how well they know cycle safety laws.

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00:00When is it acceptable for cyclists to ride to a break?

00:04A. Always

00:05B. As long as they're not on a narrow road, busy road or bend

00:09C. Cyclists shouldn't ride side by side

00:12I'll go B. As long as they're not on a narrow road and it's safe

00:18The answer is actually A

00:21That's the same here too

00:23C. They shouldn't ride beside each other

00:26For cyclists riding side by side I'd probably say B

00:29As long as it's not a narrow road

00:32Because you've maybe got an adult with a young kid or something like that

00:36You may want to keep them safe so that would be fine

00:40So that's wrong, it's actually always

00:44The answer is A

00:45The answer is actually A

00:47They should always ride over X

00:49Really?

00:50Yeah

00:51What do you think about that?

00:53Didn't know that

00:54It's illegal not to wear a helmet while cycling, true or false?

00:58I'd say true

00:59True

01:00True

01:01It's actually false, it's not illegal to strongly advise

01:05I thought it was illegal

01:08That's metal

01:10The answer is actually false

01:11I'd say it's true in Queensland where I'm from

01:14You have to wear a helmet

01:15They always encourage people to wear helmets while cycling

01:18Because obviously if you fall it's your first line of defence against a major brain injury

01:22That is correct, yeah

01:24And then three

01:25What is the minimum safe overtaking distance for a motorist overtaking a cyclist?

01:30Is it A 2.5 metres, B 2 metres or C 1.5 metres?

01:36Australia 1.5 metres, or Queensland that is

01:39I'm sure it's either 1.5 or 2

01:42Because I remember seeing the

01:43I'm sure it's 2 metres because it's 1.8 or something like that

01:45The thing on the buses

01:46But it's 2 metres is what they recommend

01:49So that you're not going to pass them too close

01:51It's actually 1.5

01:53It was 1.5

01:54Yeah

01:56It's B 2

01:57The answer is actually C so it's 1.5

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