What year is the latest edition of The Highway Code?

What year is the latest edition of The Highway Code?

The Highway Code is now 90 years old but has been updated hundreds of times since it was originally published in 1931. With further changes to be made between Sept 2021 and spring 2022, it’s as important as ever that you regularly “check the Code”.

Has The Highway Code been updated?

The Highway Code has been changed today: 33 rules are being changed, and two new rules introduced, as well as creating a “hierarchy of road users” putting pedestrians at the top.

Is The Highway Code available online?

You can buy a copy of The Highway Code online or from most high street bookshops. Sign up for email alerts for rule changes, or follow The Highway Code on Facebook and Twitter.

Is The Highway Code a legal document?

According to the RAC, the Highway Code itself is not a legal document and the rules outlined in it are not official road laws. A number of the points outlined in the Code are backed up by official traffic laws, meaning you can be fined, prosecuted or disqualified if you ignore them.

What are the new Highway Code Rules 2021?

What are the new Highway Code rules 2021? The new version of the Highway Code includes a “hierarchy of road users”. The hierarchy will be, in order of priority: pedestrians; cyclists; horse riders; motorcyclists; cars/taxis; vans/minibuses, with large passenger and heavy goods vehicles at the bottom.

What are the new Highway Code laws?

Can you enter a yellow box?

You may enter a yellow box junction when your exit is clear and there is enough space on the other side of the junction for your vehicle to clear the box completely without stopping.

Is the highway code different for motorcycles?

Once you have passed the CBT you will be permitted to ride unaccompanied on the public road on a motorcycle up to 125 cc, with a power output not exceeding 11 kW. You must also ride with L-plates for up to two years.

What is a tiger crossing?

A tiger crossing is a variation used in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. It is painted yellow and black. In the United Kingdom, it allows cyclists to cross in a central area of the road without dismounting, and obliges motorists to give way to both cyclists and pedestrians.

When was the last update to the highway code?

On GOV.UK, The Highway Code now includes a list of updates. All updates made after 1 October 2015 will show on this list as and when they’re made. These are the updates that were made between 1 January 2014 and 1 October 2015.

Why do we need a new highway code?

The new edition of The Highway Code can give everyone on our roads the confidence that they have the knowledge and skills to safely get from A to B.

Is the highway code the same in Scotland and England?

The Highway Code. This Highway Code applies to England, Scotland and Wales. The Highway Code is essential reading for everyone. There’s a different version of The Highway Code for Northern Ireland.

How is the highway code used in court?

See an explanation of the abbreviations. Although failure to comply with the other rules of The Highway Code will not, in itself, cause a person to be prosecuted, The Highway Code may be used in evidence in any court proceedings under the Traffic Acts (see The road user and the law) to establish liability.