New Highway Code issues mentioned by Backhouse Jones trickling through
20 June 2022
The BBC has reported that a Driver of a vehicle was fined £1,100 and ordered to pay more than this in costs recently when he passed a cyclist too closely. Backhouse Jones has done a number of articles and eTraining sessions on the amendments to the Highway Code, which covered this area.
Under the amended Highway Code, motorists must slow down and leave a 1.5m gap between them and the cyclist if overtaking a cyclist. When passing a horse rider or a pedestrian, the gap must be 2m.
As previously reported here, changes in the language of the Highway Code came into force on 29 January 2022. The implications of this are that a driver is now more likely to be penalised for putting other road users in harm’s way.
Read more in the BBC article here and we drafted an article with the main principles earlier this year here .
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