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The Highway Code is essential reading for all road users, including pedestrians, mobility scooter users, cyclists, horse riders, drivers and motorcyclists.
Rules for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, road and boat safety
Proposes amending The Highway Code to introduce a hierarchy of road users, clarify pedestrian and cyclist priority, and establish safer overtaking.
Proposes amending The Highway Code to improve safety on motorways and high-speed roads.
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).
An overview of the history of road safety developments in Great Britain, The Highway Code, and the driving test.
Traffic signs used, including signs giving orders, warning signs, direction signs, information signs and road works signs.
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, stopping procedures, lighting, control of the vehicle, speed limits, stopping distances, lines and lane markings and multi-lane carriageways, smoking, mobile phones and sat nav.
Rules for breakdowns and incidents, including rules for motorways, obstructions, incidents, incidents involving dangerous goods and documents.
An A to Z index of topics covered by The Highway Code.
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
Rules about animals, including horse-drawn vehicles, horse riders and other animals.
What you must be able to do and understand to follow The Highway Code.
Information and rules about vehicle maintenance, safety and security.
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