United Kingdom traffic laws

United Kingdom traffic laws comprise the statutes and regulations governing road usage, vehicle operation, driver conduct, and traffic enforcement across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. == Present laws (Great Britain) == Highways Act 1980 (England and Wales) Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (Scotland) Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Road Traffic Act 1988 Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, initially introduced on 1 January 1965 The Highway Code (Great Britain edition), not law but a set of information, advice, guides and mandatory rules for road users == History == Turnpike Roads Act 1766 Highways Act 1773 Turnpike Roads Act 1773 Turnpike Roads Act 1822 Highway Act 1835 Locomotive Acts Highway Act 1864 Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 Motor Car Act 1903 Roads Act 1920 Road Traffic Act 1930 Road Traffic Act 1934 Road Traffic Act 1960 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967 Road Traffic Act 1972 Road Traffic Act 1988 Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 == Offences that apply to all vehicles == Causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving == Motor vehicle offences == Causing death by dangerous driving Dangerous driving Careless driving/Driving without due care and attention Motor vehicle document offences: see English criminal law#Forgery, personation and cheating And see Drink driving (United Kingdom) == Bicycles == Taylor v Goodwin (1879) 4 QBD 228 bicycles are defined as "carriages" and therefore not allowed on pavements; biker convicted for "furious" cycling.

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