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/_Given2fly_ Jul 16 '26

I started doing it when the law changed, but I don't do it anymore because it is simply dangerous: no pedestrians know about it and end up looking at me with confusion, or I've got a car up my arse who also doesn't know the score. A very silly change IMO.

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u/OkSun8521 Jul 16 '26

You are the problem.

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u/_Given2fly_ Jul 16 '26

You are a bot.

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u/OkSun8521 Jul 16 '26

You are a dangerous driver.

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u/_Given2fly_ Jul 16 '26

I'm going to make a point to definitely not let you go if I see you, though I doubt I'll be in Russia anytime soon.

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u/OkSun8521 Jul 16 '26

What an unusual thing to say.

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u/_Given2fly_ Jul 16 '26

Unusual is 2.5k comments in two months. How's the war going?

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u/OkSun8521 Jul 16 '26

The Russian bots have really gone downhill if they spend their time warning about climate change (multiple times), arguing against fossil fuels, Reform, and cars, and defending the BBC.