“These updates would lead to safer and more responsible behaviour on our roads.”
A Belfast mum is among those urging Stormont 's Department for Infrastructure to update the Highway Code in Northern Ireland in a bid to reduce confusion and save lives.
They say that changes, such as the ‘hierarchy of road users’, which gives people who are most likely to be seriously harmed greater priority over other road users, would go a long way in saving more lives. That includes pedestrians, in particular children, older adults and disabled people. While England, Scotland and Wales have been educating new drivers, and experienced drivers alike for the past three years, Northern Ireland is yet to make that same advancement.
“Every single day, getting around means teaching my 3-year-old to patiently wait before getting to any corner to avoid cars that regularly mount the kerbs as they go round corners. It means keeping an eye out for cars driving far too close to us or speeding up to overtake as we signal to turn right to get off the main road.
“Even when you drive, you can’t get that close to your destination, there will inevitably be some walking for everyone, and it should be safe. People shouldn’t feel scared and unwelcome just because someone else is in a rush and I believe these updates would lead to safer and more responsible behaviour on our roads.”
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