Changes to the Highway Code 29 January 2022

There's loads of misinformation and sensationalism around on this, including on the BBC. Its typical of important changes that lobbyists have been allowed to put their own swerve on and has had no official "public education" media to support its introduction - as with "Smart" (!!!) motorways.

This just leaves everyone confused and potentially everyone following 2 sets of rules

One conflicting statement (my interpretation of) in there is that when approaching a junction you must NOT stop to let pedestrians cross (I currently do this) as it may cause confusion but you cannot move out of said junction if a pedestrian is waiting to cross the road you are moving out into

All in all a recipe for adding chaos and confusion.... and casualties
 
Bosh said:
There's loads of misinformation and sensationalism around on this, including on the BBC. Its typical of important changes that lobbyists have been allowed to put their own swerve on and has had no official "public education" media to support its introduction - as with "Smart" (!!!) motorways.

This just leaves everyone confused and potentially everyone following 2 sets of rules

One conflicting statement (my interpretation of) in there is that when approaching a junction you must NOT stop to let pedestrians cross (I currently do this) as it may cause confusion but you cannot move out of said junction if a pedestrian is waiting to cross the road you are moving out into

All in all a recipe for adding chaos and confusion.... and casualties
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All the information anyone needs is here :

www.gov.uk

The Highway Code: 8 changes you need to know from 29 January 2022

Rules for all types of road users have been updated in The Highway Code to improve the safety of people walking, cycling and riding horses.
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk

As it’s every road users responsibility to keep themselves up to date with the Highway Code, I’m simply raising awareness to the changes not trying starting a debate into the rights and wrongs as it’s the guidance we will all be measured against in the event of a road traffic accident.
 
I always assumed that under these new heieracy of road use that these new user placed above the car would also pay road tax. require a license, and carry minimum 3rd party liability insurance?
 
this is long overdue and is the case in alot of EU countries that cars need to give way to cycles and cycles to pedestrians. as a cyclist, alot of drivers not only dont know the highway code before this change, but deliberately break (often with road rage) some of the common sense changes that have come into force.
 
CommitConfirm said:
I always assumed that under these new heieracy of road use that these new user placed above the car would also pay road tax. require a license, and carry minimum 3rd party liability insurance?
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You advocate paying tax, having to obtain a licence, and taking out insurance for walking? Odd take, but okay.

I jest.

Worth noting though that the law hasn't changed one iota, the Highway Code is just being updated to add clarity to what was already de facto and de jure.
 
I have been looking at these changes in more detail, and the main sections are to protect the vulnerable mainly pedestrians and cyclists. Which is understandable and I do agree with some of the previous comments. I would be pleased if all pedal cyclists obeyed road signage and traffic signal , some do but an awful lot don't. Cycling in the middle of the carriageway will be interesting as well. I don't expect this is going to go smoothly. But I can understand the sentiment and the aims and objectives.
 
CommitConfirm said:
I always assumed that under these new heieracy of road use that these new user placed above the car would also pay road tax. require a license, and carry minimum 3rd party liability insurance?
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License - watching British dashcam footage, it seems this license thing doesn't work so well even if implemented...

3rd party liability - a person that chooses to transport themselves with a car suddenly is wielding an object that has roughly 1000x the potential to cause damage compared to waking or cycling (that's how powerful they are in comparison). It seems to me appropriate to get financial help should one manage to 'realise' that damage potential...

Road tax - seen to the societal costs arising from wielding that power: noise, pollution, accidents, loss of daily exercise and all costs related to that, road tax doesn't even come close covering that and as such motoring is subsidised to a large degree by the whole society. It also helps society work, but so does someone cycling/walking to their work..

Love my motoring hobby, but very much realise it has its downsides on a system level...

Oh, yes I also ride bicycles and walk. Can recommend it...
 
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