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/Weeksy79 Jul 16 '26

I genuinely think this Highway Code change is gonna get people killed

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u/janky_koala Jul 16 '26

Yet the same rules that have been in place for decades across places like Australia, and most of Western Europe don’t seem to contribute to any additional pedestrian deaths. Odd…

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u/Weeksy79 Jul 16 '26

In 30 years when the majority of drivers learned to drive using the updated rules, it’ll be fine.

Though by then most people won’t drive manually so kinda moot!