There?s a change coming to the Highway Code that?s going to affect every road user, from pedestrians to truckers. And the new rules will apply from the end of this month (January 2022). The Hierarchy of Road users philosophy is one that?s been put to good use in some European countries. By implementing it, some have managed to put a little downward pressure on more vulnerable road users getting seriously injured. So we British are jumping on the bandwagon, and this is what it means for us motorbike boys and girls.

The Hierarchy of Road Users is quite a simple prospect, really. The idea is that the less vulnerable (lorry drivers etc.), should have more responsibility for the safety of the more vulnerable (pedestrians etc.).

In the Hierarchy of Road Users, you have pedestrians, cyclist and horse riders at the top (the most vulnerable); it also looks as though horse-drawn vehicles will be lumped in with horse riders; putting them in the same vulnerability class. You?ve also got a bit of a sub-class at the very top, which is children, old people and disabled people. So as a ?motorist? of any kind, you?ve got to pay special attention to pedestrians. Oh and cyclist or anything with a horse involved. And you?ve got to pay extra-special attention to any kids, pensioners and/or disabled people.
Obviously there are tremendous difficulties in that; how do you know how old someone is, how do you know if they?re disabled. A lot of the time you don?t, so I don?t think it...