Australian council gives cyclists full road rights

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Toowoomba Regional Council in Queensland has opened the state’s first ‘Safe Active Street’ on Pierce Street in South Toowoomba, where cyclists have equal priority on the road with other vehicles. The street features a 30km/h speed limit, a shared travel zone for bicycles and motor vehicles, speed bumps, marked parking, and new signage. Motorists are instructed to maintain 30km/h or less behind cyclists and overtake safely with a distance of one metre. The project was funded by the council and the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Safe active streets aim to create safer shared spaces for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers, with cyclists allowed to ride two abreast in the centre of the lane.

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