Changes To The Highway Code Coming Into Effect 29 January 2022

[Hymie]

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

[johnny.5]

I don't think this law applies to BMW drivers

[douglas9401]

Another ill thought out addition to the list.

[nightmare]

For some unknown reason, the mailonline graphic refers to the “curb”, rather than the “kerb”

[pixie374]

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.

[bhg481]

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.