Driving in adverse weather conditions · Windy weather
High-sided vehicles are most affected by windy weather, but strong gusts can also blow a car, cyclist, motorcyclist or horse rider off course. This can happen on open stretches of road exposed to strong crosswinds, or when passing bridges or gaps in hedges.
In the Highway Code, MUST and MUST NOT identify legal requirements. Advice using should, should not, do or do not can still be used as evidence in court proceedings under the Traffic Acts to establish liability. The introduction explains this distinction.
The Code reads in order, and each of these names the rule it goes to rather than saying only ‘next’.
The rules the Code files beside this one, in its order.
The other groups in this part of the Code, and the rest of it.