Roads: Safety
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve road safety for people (a) walking, (b) wheeling and (c) cycling.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood
The safety of our roads is an absolute priority for this Government.
The Highway Code was updated in 2022 to improve road safety for cyclists and pedestrians, by strengthening pedestrian priority on pavements and at crossings and introducing the Hierarchy of Road Users, which places those road users most at risk in the event of a collision, at the top of the hierarchy.
The Highway Code makes it clear that those in charge of vehicles that can cause the greatest harm in the event of a collision bear the greatest responsibility to reduce the danger they pose to others and highlights the need to take care and be particularly aware of young cyclists and pedestrians.
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