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<p>The Department provides guidance to local authorities on how to make streets safe
and accessible for all users, including those with visual impairments. It has been
carrying out research to inform possible revisions of two of its key guidance documents:
Inclusive Mobility and Guidance on the use of Tactile Paving Surfaces. A collaborative
project with the Scottish Government and Transport Scotland on inclusive street design
is also underway. The Department will be providing further updates when the results
of this research are available later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>Additionally, the Department’s two-year cycling and walking safety action plan,
published in November 2018, included a commitment to review certain elements of The
Highway Code to improve safety for vulnerable road users. The Department will consult
on proposed changes to The Highway Code later this year.</p>
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