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Changes to the Highway Code unlikely to benefit vulnerable road users

Overview

Organisation:
RAC

Media type:
Research

Topic:
Active Travel

Setting:
Individuals, Town centres / Urban

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RAC research shows that Highway Code changes made two years ago might not have made conditions safer for pedestrians.
Half of drivers (51%) are unsure if changes to the Highway Code have made the roads safer for pedestrians.

Key statistics

51%
of drivers are unsure if changes to the Highway Code made two years ago have made the roads safer for pedestrians.
Less than a quarter (23%) of those surveyed said they always give way to pedestrians when turning in or out of junctions, and a fifth (19%) admit they don't stop very often, while 6% never do.
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