Significant changes have been made to the UK's Highway Code giving more rights to pedestrians and cyclists. It is important for all the University's staff, students and visitors to be aware of the changes whilst moving around the University estate, the city of ºù«Ӱҵ and when travelling around the UK for University related activities.
The UK Government's Department for Transport (DfT) received more than 20,000 responses to a public consultation held in 2020, following which the rule changes have been introduced from 29 January 2022.
The DfT in collaboration with the Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) have released a joint news story highlighting some of the key changes:
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