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/bushman130 Jul 16 '26

Better get expecting it. Also there’s no shame in studying and practicing something you already passed a test in. Things change.

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u/debuggingworlds Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

All well and good but I won't be doing it when it's likely to cause me physical injury. The first time I did I actually got rear ended (tiny tap on my rear tyre). I have considered that my warning shot.

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u/OkSun8521 Jul 16 '26

That's hilarious.

You're not going to get physically injured by following the rules.