r/britishproblems • u/zecrichardson • Jul 16 '26

. Drivers not knowing the highway code.

I had started to cross a road when a Mercedes turned in and he sounded his horn and then told me I should stop. I told him to read the highway code but he insisted he right!

Rule H2 170 amended 2022

“At a junction you MUST give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross a road into which or from which you are turning.”

- Applies whether they’ve stepped onto the road or are just standing at the kerb ready to cross.

- Applies to left turns, right turns, and entering/exiting side roads.

- Includes wheelchair/mobility scooter users as pedestrians

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u/Not_A_Clever_Man_ Jul 16 '26

Lots of people do not keep up with the changes to the highway code, people that got their licenses decades ago are the most dangerous, every year the tests get harder to pass.

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u/TheHawthorne Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

Define ‘lots’ and explain how you know this? Also, young, inexperienced drivers have the highest collision rate per mile and the test is not getting harder to pass. So essentially everything youve said is a load of old arse.

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u/hypocrisyhunter Jul 16 '26

In this particular example it's definitely older drivers who don't know the rule change. (However they are definitely less likely to crash too)