Highway Code: Disability

(asked on 7th February 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason there is no depiction of non-abled bodied individuals, such as those who use wheelchairs or mobility scooters, as pedestrians in the Highway Code.


Answered by
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Trudy Harrison
This question was answered on 10th February 2022

The Department is committed to fair and inclusive imagery in The Highway Code and keeps the depictions of road users in the publication under review.

The updated Highway Code, published on 29 January, includes updates to improve road safety for users of wheelchairs and mobility scooters and there are depictions of a wheelchair user as a pedestrian in Rule H2 and Rule 192.

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