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Commissioners urge road users to 'share the space responsibly'

Road users in Garff are being asked to 'share the space' when travelling through the sheading.

Garff Commissioners has launched a new campaign to support Safe Cycling IOM's call to introduce a minimum passing distance of 1.5 meters when a driver passes a cyclist, walker or motorcyclist.  

They say it's important to make sure people feel safe while using the roads as government encourages people to lead a more active lifestyle.

Deputy clerk Martin Royle says although they're aware a minority of cyclists or pedestrians behave in an 'irritating' way they are more vulnerable and caution needs to be used to avoid 'catastrophic results':

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