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Accidents 255-61, 92-93
  dangerous goods 258-9
  First aid 257, 92-93
  level crossing 272
  motorway 257
Advanced stop lines 55, 154
Airbags 78
Alcohol 53, 83, 87-89
Animals 34-44, 190, 260
   horses 24-33, 34-41, 139, 163, 180, 190-91, 227
   level crossings 267
   motorways 227, 249
Arm signals 38, 39, 41, 52, 59, 85, 71, 72
Attitude 125

Battery 91
Bends 2, 104, 124, 136, 142, 206, 217
Blind spots 135, 137, 178, 241
Box junctions 150, 80
Brake warning lights 85, 210, 71
Braking/brakes 97-101, 206, 212, 82
   ABS braking 100
   condition 89, 90-91
Breakdowns 248
   level crossings 272
   motorways 249-252
Bus lanes 120, 215
   crossing 12, 159
   cyclists 56
   one-way streets 11, 121
   overtaking 141
   parking 215
   turning 159
Bus stops 217
   give way 198
   overtaking 143
   pedestrians 182, 198, 217
   school 185
Buses 198, 239
   board/alight 30
   overtaking 56, 143
   school 185

Car phones see Mobile phones
Caravans 74, 136, 224, 239
Central islands 7, 20, 26, 28, 173, 217
Changing lane 112
Chicanes 131
Child locks 78
Child restraints 76
Children
   cars 76, 78, 92
   Green Cross Code 7, 28
   horses 191
   on motorways 249
   parking 214
   pedestrian crossings 27
   pedestrians 7, 178, 180-186, 277
   young 4
Clearways 215
Climbing / crawler lane 118
Clothing
   cyclists 45
   drivers 73, 203
   horse riders 35
   motorcyclists 67, 69, 70
   pedestrians 3, 5, 17, 44
Coasting 102
Concentration 126-128
Consideration 122, 125
Conspicuity
   cyclists 45-46
   horse riders 35-36
   motorcyclists 69-70
   pedestrians 3, 5, 17, 44
Contraflow systems 264
Controlled crossings 7, 21-27, 64-66, 172-175
Controlled parking zones 219
Controls 73
Country roads 132
Crossing the road 7-29
   cyclists 64-66
Crossings see Pedestrian crossings
Crossroads (unmarked) 124
Crosswinds 207
Cycle lanes and tracks
   cyclists 47-49, 56
   dogs 42
   drivers 119
   horse riders 40
   parking 119, 215
   pedestrians 11-13, 48, 51
   turning 159
Cycle maintenance / choice 82
Cycle-only crossing 66
Cyclists and cycling 45-66, 187-189, 227
   junctions 57-59, 146, 153, 154, 156, 158, 159, 187
   overtaking / clearance 56, 108, 136, 139, 188, 207
   pedestrians 13, 48, 51
   rear observation 52, 187
   roundabouts 61-63, 163
   routes 47-49, 56
   traffic lights 50, 55, 64-66, 153-154
   trams 278
   turning 59, 188

D plates 82-84, 85
Dangerous goods 257-258
Dazzle 94-95
Demisters 204, 210, 89
Diagonal stripes / chevrons 109, 78
Direction indicators see Signals
Disabled 180, 183
   cyclists 48
   drivers on motorway 227, 252
   pedestrian crossings 23
   vehicles for 195, 214, 216, 224
Documents 260-261, 84, 85
Dogs (including guide dogs) 42-43, 183
Double white lines 107-108, 141, 215, 78
Drinking and driving 83, 87-89
Driving, general advice 122-134
Driving licence 82-84
Drugs / medicine 53, 84
Dual carriageways
   crossing / turning 116, 149
   cyclists 60
   three lane 117
   two lane 116
Dull weather 95

Elderly drivers 192
Elderly pedestrians 48, 180, 183
Electric vehicles 199
Emergency telephones 249, 257
Emergency vehicles 29, 194, 255
Exhaust systems 89
Eyesight / vision 81-82

Fatigue 80, 212, http://www.findleys.co.uk/highway_code/motorways.html#rule236">236
Filter lights 153
Fire 91-92
First aid 257, 92, 93
Fitness to drive 79-80
Flashing signals
   emergency 29, 194, 255
   headlights 90-91
   level crossings 266
   motorways 231-232, 244
   police 29, 89, 194, 255
   school 184
   slow moving vehicles 195, 200
   tramways 31
Fluorescent / reflective clothing
   horse riders 35-36
   motorcyclists / cyclists 45, 69-70
   pedestrians 3, 5, 17, 44
Fog 104, 209-211
   lights 94, 201, 211
   motorways 210, 229, 234
   parking 225
Footpaths
   cyclists 13, 48, 54
   drivers 123
   horses 40
   pedestrians 1, 2, 4, 13
Footway see Pavement

Give way
   junctions 148, 159, 161, 165, 182
   motorways 233
Green Cross Code 7, 28

Hard shoulder see motorways
Hatch markings 109, 150, 78
Hazard warning lights 96, 248, 251-252, 257
Hazard warning plates 258
Head restraints 73, 90
Headlamps and headlights 93-95, 201, 210, 214
   motorcycle 69
Headlight flashing 90-91
Helmets
   accidents 257, 92
   cyclists 45
   horse riders 34
   motorcyclists 67, 69, 257, 92
Hills
   control 136
   parking 217, 226
Horn 92, 190
Horse riders 34-41, 139, 163, 190-191, 227
Hot weather 212

Ice cream vans 182
Icy weather 104, 171, 189, 203-206, 234
In-car technology 127-128
Inexperienced drivers 180, 193
Insurance 261, 84
Islands 7, 20, 26, 28, 173, 217

Junctions see Road junctions

L plates 82-85
Lamps and lights see also Headlamps and head-lights
   conditions / maintenance 93-5, 204, 82, 89, 90
   cyclists 46
   horses 36
   pedestrians 5, 44
   vehicles 93-5, 223-5, 248
Lane discipline 112-121, 262
   dual carriageways 116-7
   motorways 238-40
   one-way streets 121
   roundabouts 160-63
Lane dividers 110, 78
Large vehicles 105, 136, 140, 196-7, 208, 267 see also Long/large vehicles
Lay-bys 223, 224
Learner drivers 180, 193, 227, 85
Level crossings 32, 143, 217, 265-72
Lighting requirements 46, 93-5, 201, 204, 210-11
Lights see Headlamps and headlights, Lamps and lights
Lines and lanes 106-111, 116-21, 160, 161, 78 see also Traffic signs / road markings
Loading and unloading 220-221
Loads 74, 224
Long / large vehicles see also Large vehicles
   cyclists 58, 63
   junctions 146, 149
   roadworks 263
   roundabouts 63, 163, 164
   trams 273-7

Maintenance of vehicles 89-91
Manouvering 135-66, 176-9
   motorcycles 71
   large vehicles 196
Mini-roundabouts 162, 164-6
Mirrors 137, 160, 178, 204, 262-3, 90
   changing lanes 112
   fog 209, 210
   motorways 228, 241
   moving off 73, 135
   overtaking 139, 241
   turning 155, 156, 158
Mobile phones 127, 249, 252, 257, 259, 92
MOT 84
Motorcycle licence 82-84
Motorcyclists 67-71, 136, 187-9, 207-8, 224, 227, 278
   conspicuity 69-70
   junctions 71, 146, 156, 158, 187-9
   learners 180, 193, 227, 82-84
   night riding 70
   overall stopping distance 105, 202, 205, 210, 234
   overtaking 71, 139, 205
   rear observation 71, 188
   roundabouts 163
   turning 71
   winter 205, 91
Motorways 227-47
   breakdowns 249-52
   contraflow systems 264
   emergency telephones 249, 257
   fog 210
   hard shoulder 249, 264
   obstructions 254
   pedestrians 6
   road works 263
   stopping and parking 80, 215
   studs and signs 111
Moving off 135

Night
   animals 36, 44
   cyclists 46
   driving 82
   lights see Lamps and lights
   motorways 241
   overtaking 139
   parking 222-4
   pedestrians 3, 5, 17
   speed 104

Obstructions 253-4
   cyclists 52, 54
   lines/lanes 262-3
   motorways 254
   vehicles 124
One-way streets 121
   crossing 11
   horses 39
Organised walks 5
Overtaking 114, 136, 138-45, 205
   before overtaking 138
   bus lanes 141
   being overtaken 144-5
   crossings 141, 167
   cyclists 56, 108, 136, 139, 188, 207
   dual carriageways 116-7
   long vehicles 136, 140, 145
   motorcyclists 71, 139, 205
   motorways 241-3
   queues 139, 262
   single track roads 133
   trams 143, 276

Parked vehicles
   Green Cross Code 7
   pedestrians 7, 14, 169, 182
Parking 213-26, 275
   goods vehicles 220-21
   hazard warning lights 96
   level crossings 265
   motorways 80, 215
   at night 222-4
   pedestrian crossings 167
   single track roads 134
Passengers 75, 249
   cyclists 53
   learners 83
   motorcyclists 68, 83
Passing places 133-4
Pavements
   cycling 54
   driving 123
   horses 40
   parking 218
   pedestrians 1, 2, 4
   repairs 33
Pedestrian crossings 18-28, 167-75, 215
   controlled 7, 21-7, 64, 172-5
   pelican 7, 22-5, 26, 64, 172-4
   puffin 7, 25-6, 64, 175
   staggered 26
   toucan 7, 25, 65, 175
   traffic lights 21
   zebra 7, 19-20, 64, 171
Pedestrians 1-33, 104, 124, 130, 132, 178, 180-86, 198, 218
   blind/deaf/elderly 23, 48, 51, 180, 183, 218
   cyclists 13, 48, 51
   junctions 8, 146, 156, 182
   motorways 6, 227, 245
   safety 1, 180-86, 214
   safety barriers 9
   tramways 31, 182, 198, 277
Pelican crossings 167-70, 172-4, 215
   pedestrians 7, 18, 22-4, 26
   cyclists 64
Penalties 87-89
Pillion passengers 68, 83
Police stopping procedure 87, 89
Positioning
   at junctions 155, 210
   on the road 136
Powered vehicles for disabled drivers 195
Protective clothing 35, 45, 67
Puffin crossings 167-70, 175, 215
   pedestrians 7, 18, 25-6
   cyclists 64

Queues 145
   long vehicles 145
   overtaking 139, 262
   pedestrian crossings 168-9

Railway level crossings 32, 143, 217, 265-72
Rear fog lamps 94, 201, 211
Rear view mirrors
   condition 204
   driving 137, 160, 178
   fog code 209-10
Red routes 215, 221, 79
Reflective clothing
   cyclists 45
   horse riders 35
   motorcyclists 70
   pedestrians 3, 5, 17, 44
Reflective studs see road studs
Reflectors 46, 82, 89
Residential area
   lights 95
   pedestrians 130, 182
   speed 130
Reversing 176-9, 182, 237
   vehicles 15
Riding
   cycles 47-63
   horses 37-41
   motorcycles 69-71
Road humps 131
Road junctions 71, 124, 143, 146-59, 187
   cyclists 57-9, 146, 153-6, 158-9
   lanes 153
   parking 217
   pedestrians 8, 146, 156, 182
Road signs see traffic signs
Road studs 111
Road traffic law 86
Road works 33, 143, 262-4
   contraflow systems 264
   motorways 263
Roundabouts 160-66
   cyclists 61-3, 163
   horse riders 41, 163
   long vehicles 63, 163, 164
   mini-roundabouts 162, 164-6
   multiple roundabouts 166
   road markings 160-61
Route guidance and navigation systems 128

Safety barriers, pedestrian 9
Safety helmets
   cyclists 45
   horse riders 34
   motorcyclists 67, 69, 257, 92
School crossing patrols 7, 27, 87, 184-6
   overtaking 143, 185
Seatbelts 75-7, 89, 90
Security of vehicles 214, 92
Separation distance
   cyclists 136, 139, 188, 207
   fog 210
   large vehicles 197
   motorways 234
   overall stopping distance 105, 129, 202, 205, 210, 234, 263
   overtaking 139, 140, 197
Signals 85-92
   arm 38, 39, 41, 52, 59, 85, 71-2
   buses 198
   cyclists 52, 59
   flashing 29, 90, 91, 255, 266
   horseriders 38, 39, 41, 191
   junctions 85, 155, 158, 162
   lane changes 112-3
   large goods vehicles 163
   motorcyclists 71
   motorways 229-32, 241, 244
   moving off 135
   other road users 85, 86
   overtaking 139, 241
   pedestrian crossings 22-6, 172, 174, 175
   police / wardens / schools 87, 89
Single carriageways 114-5
Single track roads 133-4
Skidding 99
   ABS braking 100
   avoiding 206
Slip roads 233, 244, 246-7
Slippery roads see Wet roads
Slow moving traffic 129, 139, 262
Slow moving vehicles 145, 195, 199, 200, 227, 238, 263
   climbing / crawler lanes 118
   flashing amber lights 200
   level crossings 267
   queues 145
Snow 203-6
Soft tarmac 212
Speed limits 103-4, 124, 130, 231, 235, 262
Steering condition 89, 91
   winter driving 206
Stopping / parking 213-26
   level crossings 265, 268
   mobile phones 127
   motorways 80, 215, 244-5
   pedestrian crossings 167-8, 172-3, 215
   single track roads 134
Stoppind distance 105, 129, 202, 205, 210, 234, 263 see also Separation distance
Street repairs 33

Tactile paving 10
Telephones
   mobile phones 127, 252, 257, 259, 92
   railway 267, 270, 272
   motorways 249, 257
Theory test 82-84, 85
Tinted glass 82
Tiredness / illness 80, 212, 236
Toucan crossings 167, 175, 215
   pedestrians 7, 25
   cyclists 65
Towing 74, 136
Traffic calming 131
Traffic lights 88, 160, 161, 70
   cyclists 50, 55, 64-6, 153-4
   green filter lights 153
   junctions 151-4
   level crossings 266, 269
   pedestrians 21
   trams 274
Traffic signs / road markings 88, 113, 121, 160, 161, 209, 213, 262, 271 see also Lines and lanes, 73-80
   cyclists 49, 50, 55, 119, 154
   junctions 147, 148, 150, 151, 154, 157, 160
   traffic lights 88, 151-4, 70
Traffic wardens 7, 87
Trailers 74, 136, 224, 239
Tramways 120, 198, 273-8
   overtaking 143, 274
   parking 215, 217, 275
   pedestrians 31, 182, 198, 277
   turning left 159
Triangles 148, 248
Turning left
   bus / tram / cycle lanes 159
   junctions 158-9
   one-way streets 121
   roundabouts 162
Turning right
   box junctions 150
   cyclists 59, 188
   dual carriageways 116, 149
   hatch markings 109
   junctions 155-7
   one-way streets 121
   roundabouts 162
   traffic lights 152, 153
Two second rule 105 see also Separation distance
Tyres 202, 82, 90-91

U-turn 164

Vehicle condition 72-3, 89, 90-92
Vehicle excise duty 85
Vehicle licence 82, 83, 84
Vehicle markings 258-9, 81
Vehicle registration document 84-85
Vehicle security 214, 92
Vehicle test certificate 84
Visibility 82, 135, 136, 204, 248
   fog 201, 210
   junctions 71, 146, 187
   lights 93-4, 201, 210
   motorways 210, 241
   overtaking 138, 139, 142, 241
   pedestrians / cyclists 3, 8, 124, 136, 146
   reversing 178, 182
   snow 201, 204
Vision 81

Waiting 213
Warning lights 90
Water (on brakes) 101
Wet / icy / slippery roads 189, 202-6, 212, 278
   pedestrian crossings 171
   speed limits 104
   stopping distances 105, 202, 205, 234
White lines 106-111, 78
Windscreens / washers / wipers 204, 210, 89
Windy weather 207-8
Winter driving 91 see also Snow, Wet / icy / slippery roads

Yellow lines 213, 221, 79, 80
Young children 4, 7

Zebra crossings 167-71, 215
   pedestrians 7, 18, 19-20
   cyclists 64