![]() ![]() New rules permit them to ride in the centre of their lane on quiet roads or in slower moving traffic and at the approach to junctions or where a road narrows. The new Highway Code includes fresh advice for people cycling and about how they should position themselves on a road. New guidelines are being issued about routes and spaces that are shared by people on foot, on a bike and/or riding a horse. Walking, cycling or riding in shared spaces ![]() Cyclists must be more careful of pedestrians they might ride up behindģ. The code will also be updated to make it clear that those driving, riding a motorcycle or cycling must also give way to people on a zebra crossing. While those who have started crossing - ahead of traffic wanting to turn into a road - will also have priority and the moving traffic will be expected to slow down until pedestrians have made it safely to the other side. When people are crossing or waiting to cross at a junction it will now be expected that other traffic should give way. The new Highway Code rules comes into force from Saturday, January 29 A number of updates and new rules are connected to the introduction of a hierarchy - which places a greater responsibility on those on the road who have the potential to cause the most harm with drivers of heavy good vehicles, cars and motorcycles leading the list here.Ĭyclists, pedestrians and horse riders are among those being defined as the most vulnerable and children, older adults or disabled people described as those more 'at risk' of serious injury.īut what it doesn't do, say those behind the update, is remove the need for everyone to continue to behave responsibly however they travel.
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