The Highway Code

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There was an item on BBC Breakfast this morning about the Highway Code, in as much as do you know it, and nearly everybody they asked said that they had never looked at the Highway Code since the day the passed their test, and, although I haven't driven for a while, I'm on of them. Can anybody say, hand on heart, that they have looked through the HC since they passed their test?
 
What's the Highway Code? Is that the book that you have to look at before your driving test and put away for future reference?
 
once you pass your test you soon realise that by the time you have dealt with taxi drivers,boy racers , ingorant arses ,foriegn drivers with no understanding of our traffic signs and a severe lack of policing its pretty much survival of the fittest and the highway code has very little part of been safe :rolleyes:
 
We all got a copy of the 'Highway Code' at the speed awareness course I went on last year.:)
 
I passed my test in 1957 in 1947 Ford Anglia.
It was my second attempt at the test, first time I failed because I gave a right turn hand signal and changed down at the same time, no hands on steering wheel equals a fail.

I have still got the Highway code I used, parts of it are below.
 

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Gremlin said:
I passed my test in 1957 in 1947 Ford Anglia.
It was my second attempt at the test, first time I failed because I gave a right turn hand signal and changed down at the same time, no hands on steering wheel equals a fail.

I have still got the Highway code I used, parts of it are below.
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Think the hand signels are a bit out of date now Gremlin:D
 
Yep I've looked at it a few times, checked the other month speed limit on dual carriageways, cause I was doubting myself. Or if I see a sign that I don't recognise I'll check it out in there.
 
I got caught 5 years ago, booked on the speed awareness course.
I was ill on the day, rang up to re-book it. You can't do that, no second chance!
So £80 gone on the course, £60 fine,3 points and insurance rocketed.
An expensive 7mph! Have I been careful since!
 
hand on heart... Yes reasd it every few years and follow motoring based websites where new rules/regs are discussed.

the driving standards in this country are abysmal, IMHO we shoudl be retested every 5 years, this would check eyeseight, good driving practice, awareness of new technology ( i.e. NO SAT NAV for the test!) ABS, cruise(adaptive and old style depending on whats fiotted to YOUR car), DSG style boxes ( auto/manual hybrids) ) it should also check motorway awareness and skills.

The crap driving nowadays is the root cause of most accidents and unfortunatley no government will ever have the balls to put regular tests in place.
 
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