AI-assisted research summary: Drivers passing certain vulnerable road users must keep at least 1.5 m away on roads over 50 km/h, and 0.5 m away when passing on a sidewalk or in a protected cycle lane.
26/58 O.C. 1004/58 Motor Vehicle Act Motor Vehicle Act Regulations [Last amended April 20, 2026 by B.C. Reg. 59/2026] 26_58_pit 48 Minimum Passing Distances Definitions for Division 48 48.01 In this Division: applicable person means a person referred to in a section 157.1 (2) (a) or (b) [duty when overtaking pedestrians, cyclists or certain other persons] of the Act, or b section 48.02 [persons prescribed for purposes of section 157.1 (2) (c) of Act] of this regulation; protected cycle lane means a portion of a highway that a is designated for use of persons operating cycles, either exclusively or alongside one or more of the following: i persons operating designated personal mobility devices; ii persons on skateboards, kick scooters, roller skates, in-line roller skates or other devices that are only capable of being propelled by human power, and b is physically separated from vehicle traffic by a ditch, planter, wall, pole or other vertical or horizontal feature. [en. B.C. Reg. 74/2024, Sch. 1, s. 2.] Persons prescribed for purposes of section 157.1 (2) (c) of Act 48.02 For the purposes of sections 157.1 (2) (c) [duty when overtaking pedestrians, cyclists or certain other persons] of the Act, the following persons are prescribed: a a person who is in or on either of the following devices: i an animal-driven vehicle; ii a designated personal mobility device; b a person who is in or on a device that is attached to or is being towed by any of the following: i a cycle; ii a device listed in paragraph (a) of this section; c a person who is on an animal. [en. B.C. Reg. 74/2024, Sch. 1, s. 2.] Prescribed passing distance if highway has speed limit over 50 km/h 48.03 For the purposes of section 157.1 (1) (b) (ii) [duty when overtaking pedestrians, cyclists or certain other persons] of the Act, a minimum distance of 1.5 m applies if the driver of the motor vehicle is passing an applicable person who is on a highway that has a speed limit of more than 50 km/h. [en. B.C. Reg. 74/2024, Sch. 1, s. 2.] Prescribed passing distance if person on sidewalk or in protected cycle lane 48.04 For the purposes of section 157.1 (1) (b) (ii) [duty when overtaking pedestrians, cyclists or certain other persons] of the Act, a minimum distance of 0.5 m applies if the driver of the motor vehicle is passing an applicable person who is on a sidewalk or in a protected cycle lane. [en. B.C. Reg. 74/2024, Sch. 1, s. 2.] [Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Motor Vehicle Act , R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 318, ss. 4, 23, 25, 62, 83.1, 83.2, 90.3, 148.1, 209, 210, 212, 212.2, 215.51 and 216.] Contents 26_58_00 Division 1-4 26_58_01 Division 5 26_58_02 Division 6 26_58_03 Division 7-9 26_58_04 Division 10-18 26_58_05 Division 19-23 26_58_06 Division 24-25 26_58_07 Division 26-28 26_58_08 Division 29 26_58_09 Division 30-34 26_58_10 Division 35-36 26_58_11 Division 37-40 26_58_12 Division 40A-42 26_58_13 Division 43 26_58_14 Division 44-47 26_58_15 Division 48 26_58_16