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Proposes amending The Highway Code to improve safety on motorways and high-speed roads.
Information and rules about vehicle maintenance, safety and security.
Information and rules about penalties, including points and disqualification, a penalty table, new drivers and other consequences of offending.
Outlines the findings of cognitive testing research into whether the revised Highway Code wording about automated vehicles was clearly understood by drivers.
Rules for powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters, including on pavements and on the road.
An overview of the history of road safety developments in Great Britain, The Highway Code, and the driving test.
Campaign reminds people of important changes to the Highway Code.
Rules for road users requiring extra care, including pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists, other road users and other vehicles.
Rules for motorways, including rules for signals, joining the motorway, driving on the motorway, lane discipline, overtaking, stopping and leaving the motorway. A number of the rules for motorways also apply to other high-speed roads.
Signals used to other road users, including direction indicator signals, brake light signals, reversing light signals and arm signals.
Rules for driving in adverse weather conditions, including wet weather, icy and snowy weather, windy weather, fog and hot weather.
Light signals used to control traffic, including traffic light signals, flashing red lights, motorway signals and lane control signals.
What you must be able to do and understand to follow The Highway Code.
Rules for cyclists, including an overview, road junctions, roundabouts and crossing the road.
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