Revisions to the Highway Code

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 1:38 pm on 28 November 2018.

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Photo of Ken Skates Ken Skates Labour 1:38, 28 November 2018

I think there possibly is a need for revision, and I think manufacturers themselves are rightly looking at ways, because of the lack of sound, of course—and a lot of pedestrians, particularly pedestrians who will perhaps be using their phones, inappropriately it has to be said, because we should all pay due attention to what's happening around us when we're walking on the roadside—. Manufacturers are taking the issue seriously of the lack of noise emitted from electric vehicles, and, working through the Wales Automotive Forum, I'm keen to make sure that, as we see the number of electric vehicles rolled out on Welsh roads, they're rolled out in a way that ensures that passenger and pedestrian safety is maximised, and that includes, of course, cyclists.