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