27/04/2026
You may not have known that the Highway Code applies to pedestrians as well? Whether you're at a junction, zebra crossing or anywhere else, these simple steps can help keep you and others around you, safe:
🚶 Find a safe place to cross where you can see clearly in all directions. Use a crossing if there's one nearby.
🚶 Stop at the kerb and look all around for traffic. Listen too – you can often hear vehicles before you see them.
🚶 Wait for a safe gap. If traffic is coming, let it pass, then look and listen again.
🚶 When it's safe, walk straight across. Keep looking and listening as you cross, and watch for cyclists moving between lanes. Avoid crossing between parked cars, on bends or near the top of a hill where drivers can't see you.
If you need to know more to feel safe when crossing the road, find more in the Highway Code online: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/rules-for-pedestrians-1-to-35
