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To make for easier reference, much of the subject matter in this Code has been grouped under headings relating to different classes of road- users. This does not, of course, offer a short- cut to studying this Code, since nothing less than an intimate knowledge of the Code in its entirety is required of all road- users.

The Code is not a traffic law manual, although some of the measures contained herein are prescribed by law. Others are dictated by good sense and courtesy. No one category is more important than the other.

In Zimbabwe, vehicular traffic is required to "Keep to the LEFT" of the road, and the Code has been compiled on this basis. Visitors from countries where the "Keep to the RIGHT" rule applies are urged to be on their guard, for what might be the correct procedure to follow in their country could be highly dangerous here, where we keep to the left.

In responsible hands, the motor vehicle contributes much to a better way of living; in reckless hands, it contributes much to a violent way of dying.