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Lists all Highways Act inspectors' reports and decision letters.
The Highway Code is essential reading for all road users, including pedestrians, mobility scooter users, cyclists, horse riders, drivers and motorcyclists.
National Highways is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Transport .
Rules for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians and road safety
Employment Tribunal decision.
Proposes amending The Highway Code to introduce a hierarchy of road users, clarify pedestrian and cyclist priority, and establish safer overtaking.
Who The Highway Code is for, how it's worded, the consequences of not following the rules, self-driving vehicles, and the hierarchy of road users (Rules H1 to H3).
Information about how highway authorities can adopt roads.
As a local highway authority (usually a county council or national park authority) you have statutory duties to record and keep public rights of way open.
Highways England operates, maintains and improves England’s motorways and major A roads.
Proposes amending The Highway Code to improve safety on motorways and high-speed roads.
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