Revisions to the Highway Code

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 1:35 pm on 28 November 2018.

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Photo of Julie Morgan Julie Morgan Labour 1:35, 28 November 2018

The UK Government announced in October that it is going to review the highway code guidance on how road users should behave in relation to cyclists and pedestrians. And it's going to highlight the dangers of close passing and encourage people to adopt the Dutch reach—a method of opening a car door with the hand furthest from the handle, to force drivers to look over their shoulders for passing traffic. I think these are very welcome developments. So, what can the Welsh Government do to help highlight these guidelines, which I think would be easy to adopt, as long as people know about them and do follow them? And what can the Welsh Government do to raise awareness about these with people in Wales?