A prominent Gold Coast lawyer says motorists accused of breaching new laws for driving too close to cyclists should fight their penalties in court.

One month in to the Queensland Government’s two-year trial which requires drivers to give one metre of space to cyclists and 1.5 metres where the speed limit is more than 60 km/h, Transport Minister Scott Emerson said a number of people had been fined.

A criminal lawyer says it would be difficult for police to prove in court that a motorist had failed to give riders one metre of space. Credit:File photo

Motorists who break the rules face a $330 fine.

But criminal lawyer Bill Potts said it would be difficult for police to prove in court that motorists had failed to give riders enough space.