On 18/10/2018 22:19, TMS320 wrote:
On 18/10/18 20:48, Simon Jester wrote:
On Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 12:30:55 PM UTC+1, Bod wrote:
Motorists may be required to always give way to pedestrians and cyclists
when turning, under a shake-up of the Highway Code. The Department for
Transport is considering the measure to boost protection of vulnerable
road users going straight on at junctions. Road safety campaigners claim
the Highway Code is unclear about what drivers should do when turning.


How is this any different from the current HC.

The current HC merely requires drivers to try not to run people over if
they have gone first. Giving way is about letting them go first.

As I have said before we need to change social attitudes toward road use.
We need to get rid of the notion that 'The roads are for cars.'

It might help if junction markings were changed. The USA shows a way of
doing it and mainland Europe is moving to something similar.

I'm a fan of the USA "four way stop".