Do you know the Highway Code rules for cars, cyclists?

The Highway Code is essential reading for everyone who uses roads in the United Kingdom. The New Highway Code rules will make UK roads even safer, the Highway Code is a set of guidelines, rules, and advice that helps promote safe and responsible road use. It provides information on various aspects of road safety, including traffic signs, road markings, speed limits, and the correct procedures for different driving maneuvers.

As of 29th January 2022 there are 8 changes you need to know.

Here’s a simplified version of the rules that were introduced:

• Rule H1 - Drivers of vehicles that can cause the greatest harm in the event of a collision bear the greatest responsibility to reduce the danger to others. This applies most strongly to HGV drivers, LGVs, cars/taxis and motorcycles. Cyclists and horse riders also have a responsibility to reduce danger to pedestrians.
• Rule H2 - At a junction, drivers, motorcyclists, horse riders and cyclists should give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross a road which you are turning in to or out of. You should give way to pedestrians waiting to cross a zebra crossing (previously, you only had to give way if they were already on the crossing), and to pedestrians and cyclists waiting to cross a parallel crossing.
• Rule H3 - You should not cut across cyclists, horse riders or horse drawn vehicles going ahead when you are turning into or out of a junction or changing direction or lane. This applies whether they are using a cycle lane, a cycle track, or riding ahead on the road and you should give way to them. Do not turn at a junction if to do so would cause the cyclist, horse rider or horse drawn vehicle going straight ahead to stop or swerve. You should stop and wait for a safe gap in the flow of cyclists if necessary.

You can read the changes online as updates to the Highway Code