Paul Biggs, who is a director at the Alliance of British Drivers, says there is 'big concern' with how the Highway Code changes will be communicated to all road users.
42% of motorists disregard rule aimed to boost safety for vulnerable road usersA landmark Highway Code rule introduced by the Department of Transport to help improve road safety two years ago is being ignored by more than two fifths of drivers, a study has found.
On 29 January 2022, the Highway Code was updated with a watershed update comprising a number of different rules. The Highway Code update includes the line: 'The hierarchy does not remove the need for everyone to behave responsibly.' Yet, worryingly, 30 per cent of drivers said they did not know if such a rule existed, while 12 per cent considered the rule to be untrue, the AA found when it polled 9,839 of its licence-holding members.
Poll As a driver or cyclist, do you always give way to pedestrians who are about to cross at a junction?Similarly, 56 per cent of drivers incorrectly believed long established rules on when a horn should not be used were adopted in 2022, along with 42 per cent who believed that the national speed limit for towing a trailer or caravan was reduced to 50mph on a single carriageway.
Rankin says the AA wants drivers to receive annual reminders of major Highway Code changes to hammer home the latest rules.'This would be the ideal opportunity to inform everyone of the updated rules and keep the changes at the front of their minds.' They're also 2 per cent higher than a decade ago, despite new cars being fitted with a wealth of innovative technology to mitigate accidents involving pedestrians.However, fewer cyclists - listed as the second most vulnerable road user group in the hierarchy system - were killed last year.
Read More Ten Highway Code changes motorists need to know: From priority for cyclists and pedestrians at junctions to new instructions for charging electric cars A report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee in November warned that messaging around Highway Code changes were not communicated effectively enough to encourage public participation.
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