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Highway Code Driverless Cars

Road revolution on the cards as Highway Code is overtaken by driverless vehicles

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By John Glenday, Reporter

February 10, 2015 | 2 min read

Government ministers are preparing to rip up the rulebook governing conduct on Britain’s roads in expectation of a driverless transport revolution which may be just around the corner according to reports in The Telegraph.

First written in 1931 the Highway Code exam has become a rite of passage for any motorist wishing to get their own wheels but it may not become counter-productive in an age of driverless cars.

This could see recommended passing distances between cyclists and pedestrians recalibrated in an effort to head off future traffic jams with automated vehicles rigidly tailing cyclists for miles until the requisite space opens up for them to overtake within existing rules.

Tailgaters could also find themselves welcome in future iterations of the code as transport managers seek to cram in as many vehicles as possible to maximise efficiency of the roads.

Reformers argue that computerised vehicles will be far more precise than accident prone human drivers thus expanding the margin for error.

The prospect of a rewritten Highway Code is expected to be raised by an official review into driverless cars published tomorrow.

Government enthusiasm for the technology has cleared the way for the first trials of driverless cars on UK streets to be undertaken later this year.

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