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Driving safely

Bad driving puts lives at risk, and driving is a skill that needs 100% concentration at all times.

The Highway Code is essential reading for everyone. Many of the Code’s rules are legal requirements – if you disobey them, you are committing a criminal offence.

In this section, you can find links to information about:

• Guidance on child car seat safety.
• The correct documents required for driving.
• Advice for horse riders and for drivers in the vacinity of horses.
• Riding motorcycles and mopeds legally and safely.
• Traffic and travel information.

We have also prepared guidance, including video interviews with our Casualty Reduction Officers, in relation to:

• Speed Awareness  [video interview]
• Seatbelt law and the effects of choosing not to wear a seatbelt [video interview]
• The dangers of drink driving [video interview]
• The law regarding driving whist using a mobile phone, and the outcomes of choosing to do so [video interview]
• Dealing with adverse weather conditions
• Winter driving

Please note that some of this information and links has been obtained from or refer to external websites such as DirectGov, THINK! and British Horse Society.  © Crown Copyright and © British Horse Society  Copyright