Highway Code
(asked on 11th May 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of public understanding and knowledge of the changes introduced to the Highway Code at the beginning of 2023.
This question was answered on 16th May 2023
The recent changes to The Highway Code (implemented from 2022) were accompanied by a public awareness campaign, using a range of channels, including radio and social media.
The percentage of road users reporting to know either a little or a lot about the Highway Code changes increased from 36% in January 2022 to 58% in August 2022, with 83% of road users having heard of the changes by August.