The Highway Code Lecture Notes

Overview

• Essential Reading: The Highway Code is crucial for all road users, including pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders, drivers, motorcyclists, and mobility scooter users.
• Applies to: England, Scotland, and Wales. There is separate guidance for Northern Ireland.

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Key Sections

Introduction

• Target Audience: All road users.
• Content: How the Highway Code is structured, the consequences of non-compliance, rules for self-driving vehicles, and the hierarchy of road users (Rules H1 to H3).

Rules for Specific Road Users

• Pedestrians (1 to 35): General guidance, crossing roads, and special care situations.
• Powered Wheelchair and Mobility Scooter Users (36 to 46): Rules for use on pavements and roads.
• Animal Rules (47 to 58): Includes horse-drawn vehicles, horse riders, and other animals.
• Cyclists (59 to 82): Overview, road junctions, roundabouts, and road crossing.
• Motorcyclists (83 to 88): Helmets, passenger carrying, and riding conditions.
• Drivers and Motorcyclists (89 to 102): Vehicle condition, fitness, substance influence, and safety measures like seat belts.

General Rules and Techniques

• General Driving Techniques (103 to 158): Signals, stopping, lighting, speed, and lane control.
• Using the Road (159 to 203): Overtaking, road junctions, pedestrian crossings, and reversing.

Special Conditions and Scenarios

• Extra Care Users (204 to 225): Special rules for vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists.
• Adverse Weather (226 to 237): Rules for driving in different weather conditions.
• Parking and Waiting (238 to 252): Night parking and enforcement rules.
• Motorways (253 to 274): Signals, joining, lane discipline, and exiting.
• Breakdowns and Incidents (275 to 287): Breakdown procedures and handling dangerous goods.

Road Infrastructure

• Road Works and Crossings (288 to 307): Includes level crossings and tramways.
• Traffic Signals: Control mechanisms like traffic lights and motorway signals.
• Road and Vehicle Markings: Used for navigation and vehicle identification.

Annexes

• Annexes 1-8: Cover topics from bicycle safety, license requirements, legal issues, penalties, vehicle maintenance, first aid, and safety codes for new drivers.

Additional Information

• Metric conversions, useful websites, further reading suggestions, and information about the blue badge scheme.

Feedback and Improvement

• Opportunities to provide feedback on the guidance and participate in surveys to help improve the GOV.UK services.

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