Highway Code
(asked on 7th November 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of the January 2022 changes to The Highway Code.
This question was answered on 14th November 2023
The January 2022 changes to The Highway Code to help improve road safety for people walking, cycling and horse riding have been communicated via:
- An awareness-raising campaign in February and March 2022, alerting road users to the changes as they came into effect. Further information can be found here: www.think.gov.uk/campaign/highway-code-changes/ .
- A follow-up campaign in summer 2022 and 2023, to help embed the changes and encourage understanding and uptake of the guidance. Further information can be found here: www.think.gov.uk/campaign/travel-like-you-know-them/.
As a result, the percentage of road users reporting to know either a little or a lot about the Highway Code changes increased from 36% in January 2022 to 58% in August 2022, with 83% of road users having heard of the changes by August 2022.