# Update to the Highway Code

The Highway Code has been updated.  The Highway Code now puts walkers at the top of a hierarchy of road users, giving drivers and cyclists more responsibility to reduce the danger they may pose.

For more information please see the the national Ramblers website page  [Highway Code for walkers.](https://www.ramblers.org.uk/advice/safety/highway-code-for-walkers.aspx#:~:text=The{74154c1e2d6379621721a1d21ce28bae9dfa604b175088e70cb6919475a1ea16}20new{74154c1e2d6379621721a1d21ce28bae9dfa604b175088e70cb6919475a1ea16}20code{74154c1e2d6379621721a1d21ce28bae9dfa604b175088e70cb6919475a1ea16}20introduces{74154c1e2d6379621721a1d21ce28bae9dfa604b175088e70cb6919475a1ea16}20a,you{74154c1e2d6379621721a1d21ce28bae9dfa604b175088e70cb6919475a1ea16}20are{74154c1e2d6379621721a1d21ce28bae9dfa604b175088e70cb6919475a1ea16}20on{74154c1e2d6379621721a1d21ce28bae9dfa604b175088e70cb6919475a1ea16}20the{74154c1e2d6379621721a1d21ce28bae9dfa604b175088e70cb6919475a1ea16}20crossing)

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