Highway Code Changes – Anything Else I Need to Know?

By Peter Dodd

Partner

It may be the case that my latest blogs have had the effect of being soporific. Tending to include drowsiness or sleep. If you are awake then a final subject worth mentioning.

The press unfortunately regularly reports of drivers killing others whilst behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. The government has focused on this by making it a rule that drivers now have to have a good night’s sleep beforehand. So if drivers crash, having driven for many hours without a break to refresh themselves at a service station then if this is discovered this will be seen to be an aggravating factor on conviction for a offender. This also means that sleepy drivers should not put themselves at risk by stopping in emergency areas of the motorway or road. And definitely not on the hard shoulder. Look after yourself and therefore look after others.

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