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PUBLICATION OF THE HIGHWAY CODE – NEW EDITION
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19/10/2001
19/10/2001
| The Traffic Control Board within the Ministry for Transport and | Communications has compiled and updated the Highway Code. This was done in consultation with the Police Department, the Licensing and Testing Department and the Roads Department. |
| The new edition of the Highway Code (Kodici | ghat-Traffiku fit-Triq), which is being published in Maltese and English, highlights important aspects in connection with road usage and provides recommendations for better and safe driving, as well as for correct pedestrian behaviour. |
| It is also worth noting that a new feature on | pedestrian crossing entitled ‘The Safe Crossing Code’ (paragraphs 21-26) has been included. This section emphasises the need that all pedestrians, especially those with young children, be made aware of the basics of safe usage and behaviour when walking along the roads and pavements. |
| This new edition also carries a comprehensive | schedule of traffic signs and road markings with which every driving licence holder should be familiar. |
| The Highway Code has been published in booklet form, | which makes it easy for all motorists to keep in a handy place, such as the car’s glove compartment. It is therefore being recommended that all drivers should have a copy. |
| In the near future, the Department of Information | will be publishing the Highway Code on its website. Eventually it will also be published on the Ministry’s website, which is presently under construction. Furthermore, an educational campaign focussed on the highlights of the Code will be undertaken. |
| Credit is to be given to the Department of | Information for the typesetting, graphics and translations from English to Maltese, as well as to Her Majesty’s Stationery Office through the kind cooperation of the British High Commission, for granting permission for the use of the illustrations originally published in the Highway Code of the United Kingdom of 1999. |
| The Highway Code (Maltese and English version) will | be on sale for the price of Lm1, as from Monday, 22nd October, from the Department of Information, 3, Castille Place, Valletta. |
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