Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 106978

Roads: Safety

Tabled: 20 January 2026

Answered: 28 January 2026

Question

Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of her Department’s guidance on following distances.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

Rule 126 of The Highway Code includes guidance on stopping distances and states that drivers and riders ‘should leave enough space between you and the vehicle in front so that you can pull up safely if it suddenly slows down or stops’ and ‘…never to get c...

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