Most drivers in the UK have not read the Highway Code to learn about recent updates and changes, according to the AA. The motoring group says more than three-fifths of UK drivers have not read updates to the Highway Code made earlier this year, reports the BBC.
The AA survey found almost 7,000 of 13,387 drivers asked had heard about the new rules but had not read them yet, while 1,118 drivers were completely unaware. The changes include pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders having greater priorities on the road and drivers being told to give much more room when passing them.
Drivers and riders also have to give way to pedestrians crossing at road junctions, and are not allowed to cut across vulnerable users when exiting a junction. Cyclists are advised to ride in the centre of lanes on quieter roads, in slower-moving traffic and when approaching junctions.
