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Changes To The Highway Code Coming Into Effect 29 January 2022

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Hymie | 10:16 Sat 18th Dec 2021 | Motoring
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Some of you may not be aware of significant changes to the highway-code, soon to come into effect.

One of the major changes is that vehicle drivers turning into a road are to give way to pedestrians waiting to cross the road.
I’ve lost count of the times I’ve been crossing a road on foot, observing that no traffic was indicating to turn into that road – only to find a motorist (who had attended the clairvoyant school of motoring) was turning into the road without indicting, nearly hitting me.

I can foresee many problems with this change of rule (besides people not knowing about it), at busy pedestrian areas, road traffic will come to a standstill due to a continuous stream of pedestrians crossing the road.

I don’t know if this rule exists within other countries, but my general experience abroad is that pedestrians are lucky if traffic stops for them at a zebra-crossing.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10319707/Highway-Code-rule-change-cyclists-priority-drivers.html
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I don't think this law applies to BMW drivers
Another ill thought out addition to the list.
For some unknown reason, the mailonline graphic refers to the “curb”, rather than the “kerb”
I actually thought pedestrians already had right of way at a junction. I mean, you aren't going to turn in if someone is crossing.
The current rule, both for junctions and zebra crossings, is that padestrians have right of way once they have started to cross. I always stick one foot on the road and glare at the driver I think has time to stop for me on a crossing.

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