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UK Driving Test: Signs & Highway Code

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Essential UK road signs, Highway Code rules, and driving regulations for the UK practical and theory driving test

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What is The Highway Code?

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  1. 1What is The Highway Code?
    Official set of information and guidance for road users in the United Kingdom
  2. 2When was The Highway Code first published?
    14 April 1931
  3. 3Who prepares The Highway Code?
    Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
  4. 4Is The Highway Code legally binding?
    No, but many rules reflect the law and failure to observe can be used as evidence in legal proceedings
  5. 5What editions are available for The Highway Code?
    Great Britain version (English and Welsh) and Northern Ireland version (English and Irish)
  6. 6What major change was introduced in the 2022 (17th) edition?
    New hierarchy of road users placing most vulnerable users at the top
  7. 7What is the hierarchy of road users?
    Concept placing road users most at risk in collisions at the top (pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders, motorcyclists, cars, vans, lorries)
  8. 8What is Rule H1?
    Those who can cause greatest harm bear greatest responsibility to reduce danger to others
  9. 9What is Rule H2?
    At junctions, drivers must give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross
  10. 10What is Rule H3?
    Drivers should not cut across cyclists, horse riders when turning into/out of junctions
  11. 11How are legal requirements identified in The Highway Code?
    Words 'MUST' or 'MUST NOT' in bold red block capitals
  12. 12What side of the road do you drive on in the UK?
    Left side
  13. 13Which side is the steering wheel in UK cars?
    Right side (right-hand drive)
  14. 14What shape is a UK STOP sign?
    Octagon (8-sided)
  15. 15What color is a UK STOP sign?
    Red background with white text
  16. 16What shape is a GIVE WAY sign?
    Inverted triangle (pointing down)
  17. 17What are the two types of UK traffic signs?
    Circular signs (orders) and triangular signs (warnings)
  18. 18What do circular red signs with red border mean?
    Prohibition (something you must not do)
  19. 19What do circular blue signs mean?
    Mandatory instruction (something you must do)
  20. 20What do triangular red border signs mean?
    Warning signs
  21. 21What do rectangular signs mean?
    Information signs (directions, parking, road names)
  22. 22What is a zebra crossing?
    Black and white striped pedestrian crossing with flashing amber beacons
  23. 23Who has priority at a zebra crossing?
    Pedestrians already on the crossing
  24. 24What is a pelican crossing?
    Pedestrian crossing with traffic lights (push button controlled)
  25. 25What is a puffin crossing?
    Pedestrian crossing with sensors detecting pedestrians, no flashing amber phase
  26. 26What is a toucan crossing?
    Crossing for both pedestrians and cyclists
  27. 27What is a pegasus crossing?
    Crossing for horse riders as well as pedestrians
  28. 28What does a flashing amber light at a pelican crossing mean?
    Give way to pedestrians on the crossing; you may proceed if crossing is clear
  29. 29What is the national speed limit on a single carriageway road?
    60 mph (96 km/h)
  30. 30What is the national speed limit on a dual carriageway?
    70 mph (112 km/h)

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