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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
Traffic signs used, including signs giving orders, warning signs, direction signs, information signs and road works signs.
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).
Rules for drivers and motorcyclists, including vehicle condition, fitness to drive, alcohol and drugs, what to do before setting off, vehicle towing and loading, and seat belts and child restraints.
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 for driving in adverse weather conditions, including wet weather, icy and snowy weather, windy weather, fog and hot weather.
Rules about animals, including horse-drawn vehicles, horse riders and other animals.
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.
Proposes amending The Highway Code to introduce a hierarchy of road users, clarify pedestrian and cyclist priority, and establish safer overtaking.
Rules for motorcyclists, including helmets, carrying passengers, daylight riding and riding in the dark.
Road markings used, including those across the carriageway, along the carriageway, along the edge of the carriageway, on the kerb or at the edge of the carriageway and other road markings.
Rules for using the road, including general rules, overtaking, road junctions, roundabouts, pedestrian crossings and reversing.
Information and rules about vehicle maintenance, safety and security.
Rules for powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters, including on pavements and on the road.
An A to Z index of topics covered by The Highway Code.
Rules for road users requiring extra care, including pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists, other road users and other vehicles.
Rules for road works (including on motorways and other high-speed roads), level crossings and tramways.
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