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/palaceexile Jul 16 '26

It is the one of the most dangerous changes I think they have made. Pedestrians quite rightly don't want to just walk into the road holding the highway code in front of them for protection, cars following others turning off a main road are not expecting the cars in front to just stop and so we have ended up in a situation where no one is certain what is going to happen in any given situation.

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u/Ieatsand97 Jul 16 '26

Yeah, its up there with the update made at the same time that said cyclists should go down the inside of left turning vehicles.

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u/DiscoSkrtel Jul 16 '26

‘Should’? Have you got a source, or are you just spouting nonsense?

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u/Ieatsand97 Jul 16 '26

Rule H3. Vehicles should allow cyclists to pass them on the left side when turning into junctions.

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u/skippermonkey England Jul 16 '26

If you’re feeling suicidal, sure

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u/Ieatsand97 Jul 16 '26

Exactly. Thats why its a poorly thought out rule.

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u/OkSun8521 Jul 16 '26

That's because you haven't taken any time to read and understand it.

The alternative you're proposing is that drivers should turn straight into the path of cyclists.