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Roads: Safety

Commons · Question 116553 · Tabled 27 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the introduction on Rule H1 on the behaviour of pedestrians, cyclists and motorists since January 2022; what assessment she has made in trends in the level of

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 4 Mar 2026

The previous Government updated the Highway Code in 2022 to improve road safety for people walking, cycling and riding horses including the introduction of a hierarchy of road users. New rule H1 set out that ‘those in charge of vehicles that can cause the...