Walk On By?

The Highway Code is a booklet of rules to be observed by people who use UK roads. The rules apply to pedestrians, cyclists, car drivers and truckers. It has been announced (parliament must be in recess), the code will be altered to put pedestrians at the top of the 'road user hierarchy' (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/30/pedestrians-get-priority-as-uk-unveils-changes-to-highway-code). The Highway Code changes are claimed to be part of a push for people to make 'sustainable travel choices'. The mandatory slogan is making 'air cleaner and cities greener'. This appears a laudable aim but I remain to be convinced that £338m will be sufficient funding to generate the needed changes over the entire country. There are also some questions about the 'hierarchy'. Will pedestrians get priority over ambulances or police cars on call? What about people who can neither walk nor cycle?