Highway Code Changes Just The Start In Protecting Cyclists

Changes to the Highway Code do not go far enough to change driver behaviour and protect cyclists and pedestrians, leading cycling accident claims lawyer, Stuart Kightley, has told the government.

Stuart Kightley, a board trustee of the London Cycling Campaign and partner at London law firm Osbornes Law,says that the proposals are a step in the right direction but will not bring real change while pedestrians and cyclists hurt in vehicle collisions are still required to prove it was the negligent driver who was at fault.

The changes introduce a hierarchy of responsibility and give priority to cyclists and other vulnerable road users at junctions and roundabouts. They prescribe passing distances whilst overtaking cyclists and give new guidance on such things as two abreast cycling and filtering in traffic.