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The Highway Code is essential reading for everyone.  \nThe aim of The Highway Code is to promote safety on the road, whilst also supporting a healthy, sustainable and efficient transport system.  \nWording of The Highway Code  \nMany of the rules in the Code are legal requirements, and if you disobey these rules you are committing a criminal offence. You may be fined, given penalty points on your licence or be disqualified from driving. In the most serious cases you may be sent to prison. Such rules are identified by the use of the words ‘MUST/ MUST NOT’. In addition, the rule includes an abbreviated reference to the legislation which creates the offence. See an explanation of the abbreviations.  \nAlthough failure to comply with the other rules of the Code will not, in itself, cause a person to be prosecuted, The Highway Code may be used in evidence in any court proceedings under the Traffic Acts (see The road user and the law) to establish liability. This includes rules which use  \nContents  highwaycodeuk.co. uk  3  \nadvisory wording such as ‘should/should not’ or ‘do/do not’.  \nKnowing and applying the rules  \nKnowing and applying the rules contained in The Highway Code could significantly reduce road casualties. Cutting the number of deaths and injuries that occur on our roads every day is a responsibility we all share. The Highway Code can help us discharge that responsibility. Further information on driving/riding techniques can be found in ‘The Official DVSA Guide to Driving-the essential skills’ and ‘The Official DVSA Guide to Riding-the essential skills’.  \nSelf-driving vehicles  \nBy ‘self-driving vehicles’, we mean those listed as automated vehicles by the Secretary of State for Transport under the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018.  \nTo check if your vehicle is self-driving, visit Self-driving vehicles listed for use in Great Britain.  \nThese vehicles are capable of safely driving themselves when the  \nself-driving function is correctly turned on and the driver follows the manufacturer’s instructions. While the vehicle is driving itself, you do not need to monitor it.  \nSelf-driving vehicles differ from vehicles that are fitted only with assisted driving features (like cruise control and lane-keeping assistance) . 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