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...