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Written question asked by Feryal Clark (Labour) on Monday, 18 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 October 2023. It was answered by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Monday, 16 October 2023 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Pedestrians: Rural Areas

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the safety of pedestrians on rural roads (a) with Transport for London in (i) Enfield North constituency and (ii) London and (b) in England.

Answer

Responsibility for managing London's road network is shared between Transport for London, National Highways and the London boroughs.

At a national level, the Highway Code was updated on 29 January 2022 to include changes to improve safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders. Key changes include the introduction of a Hierarchy of Road Users, which ensures that those who do the greatest harm have the greatest responsibility to reduce the danger or threat that they pose to others, strengthening pedestrian priority on pavements and at crossings and guidance on safe passing distances when overtaking cyclists, pedestrians and horse-riders. The changes will lead to improvements in road safety as they encourage more mutual respect and consideration for all road users.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
200060
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Pedestrians Roads Rural areas
Link
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