Bike Safe - A bicycle safety initiative of Manitoba Public Insurance
Throughout Manitoba, people are discovering the joys of cycling. It’s an exciting, low-cost activity that’s good for your health, good for the environment and fun for people of all ages.
As the cycling community grows in numbers, so does the need for an increased awareness of road safety. Whether you’re a cyclist or a motorist, Manitoba Public Insurance is committed to helping you recognize and avoid dangerous situations. Road safety is a shared responsibility and by knowing and respecting the rules of the road, we can work together to stay safe, have fun and build healthier communities.
This section will provide cyclists with the information needed to ride safely on Manitoba roads and motorists with the information to recognize the cyclist’s position on the road and the potential hazards they face. Whether you are a cyclist or a motorist, you can benefit from a better understanding of our respective rights and responsibilities on the road.
- All of the cycling content from this website is available in an easily downloadable PDF file
- Under "Additional Resources" you will find PDFs of:
- Our youth "I Cycle Safely" brochure
- Our adult "Bike Safely" booklet
- Information on the "I Cycle Safely" and "Bike Safe" presentations
This information was produced in collaboration with representatives from Bike to the Future; the Manitoba Cycling Association; Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth & Seniors; and the City of Winnipeg Active Transportation group. We are grateful to the representatives from these organizations who worked with us to develop cycling safety information that we hope will be useful to both novice and experienced cyclists, as well as the motorists they share the road with.
DISCLAIMER
Throughout this section suggestions are provided on how cyclists should position themselves on the roadway to be visible and predicable. These suggestions are provided by cycling advocacy groups who contributed to the development of this material. The Highway Traffic Act is the legislation that governs the rights and responsibilities of cyclists when riding on the roadway.
The Highway Traffic Act indicates that cyclists should position themselves as close as is practicable to the right side of the roadway. As close as is practicable is not specifically defined in The Highway Traffic Act and as such cyclists should exercise good judgment when determining their positioning on the roadway. Factors to consider may include traffic volume, road conditions, weather hazards, and municipal lane restrictions.
