An email alert from the DSA advises that you can buy an anniversary copy of the 1931 Highway Code (for a limited time). Here’s the link to it on the TSO Bookshop.
I’ve actually got the PDF version, but I’ve ordered a copy of it. It’s only £4.99.
I won’t reproduce the whole DSA message for something like this, but it’s interesting that this version came out “…the year the electric guitar was invented…” Quite appropriate with what I’m up to between lessons at the moment.
In 1931 there were only 2.4 million cars on the roads. Today it is more like 34 million!
I also like the fact that the 1931 edition deals in depth with horse-drawn vehicles, and how to rotate the whip above your head to let people know which way you were going.
When this topic first came up, I was surprised at the ridicule by many sources (including ADIs).