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You will also still be responsible for your passengers and anything else you are carrying (see Rules 98 to 102).

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On the pedestrian side this may comprise a series of flat-topped bars running across the direction of travel (ladder pattern). Violating other parts of the Code, which use the words “should/should not” or “do/do not”, can be used as evidence against you in Traffic Court, even if violating them is not an automatic criminal offense, so please pay attention to all parts of The Highway Code. Look-outs should be positioned at the front and back of the group, and they should wear fluorescent clothes in daylight and reflective clothes in the dark. You may turn your attention away from the road and you may also view content through the vehicle’s built-in infotainment apparatus, if available.But those in charge of vehicles that can cause the greatest harm in the event of a collision bear the greatest responsibility to take care and reduce the danger they pose to others. The code already explained that people cycling, riding a horse and driving a horse-drawn vehicle may stay in the left-hand lane of a roundabout when they intend to continue across or around the roundabout.

HIGHWAY CODE - For cars, pedestrians, cyclists THE HIGHWAY CODE - For cars, pedestrians, cyclists

Keep looking both ways, and listening, in case a driver or rider has not seen you and attempts to overtake a vehicle that has stopped. If there is no pavement, keep to the right-hand side of the road so that you can see oncoming traffic. What prevents fatalities and injuries and enables all these road users to stay safe is The Highway Code, which you will find on this page. For example, the updates recognise new cycle-friendly signals and cycle junctions, so people know how to use modern carriageways. You MUST be fit to drive (for example, you must be within the drink-drive legal limits and not be under the influence of drugs).

I’m proud to say we have some of the safest roads in the world, but I’m determined to make them safer still for everyone. To check if your vehicle is self-driving, visit Self-driving vehicles listed for use in Great Britain. You MUST give way to pedestrians on a zebra crossing, and to pedestrians and cyclists on a parallel crossing (see Rule 195). However, every day, on average, 4 people are killed and 60 people are seriously injured in road collisions.

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passing people riding horses or driving horse-drawn vehicles at speeds under 10 mph and allowing at least 2 metres (6. Cyclists, horse riders and drivers of horse drawn vehicles likewise have a responsibility to reduce danger to pedestrians. For over 90 years, The Highway Code has been the official guide to using the roads safely and legally.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, just as you would not turn across the path of another motor vehicle. Millions of children in England have been taught how to interact positively with other road users, thanks to Bikeability cycle training. People cycling are asked to watch out for people driving intending to turn across their path, as people driving ahead may not be able to see them. While a self-driving vehicle is driving itself in a valid situation, you are not responsible for how it drives.