it�*s frightening. we don�*t want to have anything like that. i have no protection against a motor vehicle. guidance is about to be put into the highway code, saying at least one and a half metres should be left when overtaking a cyclist — two metres when overtaking a horse. but that�*s not all. some other changes to the highway code are due to come in soon — including some things drivers really need to know about. i�*ve come to a car—testing track to get — who else? — a driving instructor to explain. this brings back memories. all pleasant ones, i hope. well, i passed eventually. all right for me to get in? yes. road users who can cause the most harm — drivers of big lorries, for example — will have the most responsibility for safety, and there�*ll be more priority for pedestrians and cyclists at junctions. so you come up to the junction, check my mirrors, indicate left. i�*ve got to give way if there�*s a pedestrian already crossing the road. is that going to change under the new guidance? new guidance is that if there�*s