Other information

Metric conversions - the conversions given throughout The Highway Code are rounded, but a detailed conversion chart is shown below.

Miles	Kilometres	Miles	Kilometres
1.00	1.61	40.00	64.37
5.00	8.05	45.00	72.42
10.00	16.09	50.00	80.47
15.00	24.14	55.00	88.51
20.00	32.19	60.00	96.56
25.00	40.23	65.00	104.60
30.00	48.28	70.00	112.65
35.00	56.33

Useful websites

• St John Ambulance Association and Brigade
• Order of Malta Ambulance Corps
• British Red Cross
• Road Safety Northern Ireland
• Roads NI
• Traffic Watch NI
• Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Driver & Vehicle Agency
• Road Safety Council of Northern Ireland
• Department for Transport
• Road Safety Authority
• National Roads Authority

Further reading

Best practice

Further information about good driving and riding practice can be found in the Driving Standards Agency books:

• The Official DSA Guide to Driving – the essential skills
• The Official DSA Guide to Riding – the essential skills

Information specifically for drivers of large vehicles can be found in:

• The Official DSA Guide to Driving Goods Vehicles
• The Official DSA Guide to Driving Buses and Coaches

The Blue Badge scheme

Information on this scheme can be found on the Department for Regional Development’s Roads Service website

• Blue Badge Scheme

Code of Practice for horse-drawn vehicles

The Code of Practice is available from:

The Department for Transport
Transport Technology and Standards Division 6
2nd Floor
Great Minster House
76 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DR

Tel: 0207 944 2078

Road works

A leaflet giving further information on driving through road works can be obtained from Highways Agency Publications - contact: 08701 226 236, quoting reference number HA113/04.

For general Highways Agency information, contact: 08457 504 030 or email info@highways.gsi.gov.uk.

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