Tuesday 18 September 2018

The Highway Code booklets 1954 - 1987



Another of my mini-collections - this time a range of 'The Highway Code' booklets issued by HMSO in the second half of the 20th Century. 

Some superb exterior and interior graphic design in these publications which were launched in 1931, after the Road Traffic Act in the previous year.


1954

1959

1970

1978

1987

Uncontrolled zebra crossing, 1959

Crossing the road, 1959

Signals by authorised persons, 1970

the ROADCRAFT manual was issued to students of the 'Motor Car Wings' at the Metropolitan Police Driving School

from ROADCRAFT, issued by the HMSO in 1955

1955