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Highway Code

Cyclist and bus in London (copyright Simon MacMichael)

The Highway Code for cyclists — all the rules you need to know for riding on the road explained

From advice on riding position to dos and don’ts for cycling, we pick apart the official guidance for cyclists in Great Britain

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Cyclist LTN planter, Hackney London (by Adwitiya Pal)

Highway Code updates, low traffic neighbourhoods, and 20mph zones behind cyclist fatalities falling to lowest number in 30 years, says Cycling UK

“These figures prove the tragic death toll on our roads isn’t inevitable. They show the government could save hundreds of lives by taking more action to reduce road danger,” the charity claims

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Highway Code (Department for Transport)

Over half of UK drivers still confused by Highway Code change, shows survey

Only one in five bus and lorry drivers could identify the correct hierarchy of road users, with nearly half of them believing that they topped the hierarchy, new study reveals

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Highway Code (Department for Transport)

“Disappointing”: Department for Transport drops out of All-Party meeting on Highway Code changes as publicity issue discussed

Some speakers said there were concerns around communication of changes that "many people don't even know about", while an AA survey suggested most drivers agreed with principles such as cyclists riding two abreast

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London cyclists on Boris bikes (CC BY 2.0 Waterford_Man via Flickr)

Highway Code changes one year on: Confusion in communication has created the perfect storm and done little to improve safety for cyclists

Stuart Snape, Managing Partner at Graham Coffey & Co. Solicitors, thinks the Government communicated last year's Highway Code changes poorly, which if anything has increased tensions on the road

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Most drivers still don’t know Highway Code changes, poll shows

Cycling UK has called on the government to commit funding to a long-term awareness campaign

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Highway Code (Department for Transport)

Highway Code changes: Just 18 percent of cyclists think road safety has improved, poll finds

The new study found that 12 percent of cyclists believe conditions on the road have worsened in the past year, while only one in ten reckon the government takes cycle safety seriously enough

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Nick Freeman 2 – via Facebook

Mr Loophole tells drivers to make giving cyclists more room their New Year’s resolution

Things we didn't expect to read today...

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1 millionth Oxford Road cycle journey – Chris Boardman (credit – Chris Foster).jpg

From Highway Code changes to Active Travel England – the big cycling campaigning stories of 2022

As a turbulent year in politics nears its end, we look back at some of the highlights for active travel, as well as Grant Shapps going spectacularly off-brief

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City of London police officer tells cyclist he shouldn’t ride in the “middle of the road” (credit: Velodrone/YouTube)

“Check the Highway Code”: Police officer claims cyclist shouldn’t ride “in the middle of the road”

City of London Police officer told the cyclist "you shouldn't be cycling along in the middle of the road [...] there's a cycle lane [...] I know the Highway Code"

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