Highway Code changes: New rules start at MIDNIGHT as drivers warned about eight laws on roundabouts and giving way

THERE are major changes happening to the Highway Code at midnight tonight.

The new rules are split into three main categories and ultimately aim to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders.

The biggest change is the new rule around a “hierarchy of vehicles”, which means from midnight the more damage your vehicle can do, the more responsibility you have to ensure you don’t put less-threatening road users at risk.

In essence this means car drivers now have much more responsibility to ensure cyclists’ safety on the road, lorries have more responsibility to ensure they’re not endangering car drivers and cyclists have more responsibility towards pedestrians.

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