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The Official Highway Code, 17th edition cover, 2022. The Highway Code is the official set of information and guidance for road users in the United Kingdom. Its objective is to promote the safe and efficient use of the road network.
Numbered roads in the UK are signed as M (Motorway), A, [12] or B [12] roads (legal "classification" varies between countries), as well as various categories of more minor roads: for internal purposes, local authorities may also use C, [13] D [citation needed] and U [13] (the letter standing for "Unclassified"); use of C and U numbers on signs is unusual but examples can be found in all four ...
The action of undertaking, where the driver moves to the left of a slower moving vehicle to get past it is, although not illegal, discouraged on motorways under Highway Code 268. [1] This rule allows for undertaking to occur in conditions that cause the left-hand lane to move faster than the right-hand lane and for traffic to keep up with the ...
In the UK Highway Code for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, a built-up area is a settled area in which the speed limit of a road is automatically 30 mph (48 km/h). In Wales it's 20 mph (32 km/h). These roads are known as 'restricted roads' and are identified by the presence of street lights.
Link Description M10: A spur that ran from the M1 to St Albans, now part of the A414.: M41: The former number for the West Cross Route, now part of the A3220 road. [4]A102(M) The former number for the East Cross Route, split into two sections:
In 1984, the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill was announced. Among the provisions of the bill was to rename the Highway Code as the Road Users' Code in order to reflect that the updated publication was to provide guidance to all road users. [1] Secretary for transport Michael Leung formally announced the new booklet in April 1987. [2]
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Highway Act 1835 s 72 (as amended by Local Government Act 1888 s 85(1)) prohibits cycling on footways (pavement beside carriageway). The fixed penalty is £30 under the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 s 51 and Sch 3.