Book excerpt: This book was first published in 1993 and proved extremely popular as a clear, straightforward reference to the law of highways. The text has now been revised to take account of legislation since the original edition. Also incorporated are references to recent case law, including important High Court judgments on winter maintenance and accidents on the highway and on rights of way. The cases now reaching the higher courts on the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 and the subsequent regulations are also covered. The recent environmental legislation and the implications of the Human Rights Act are considered. The format of the book has been retained with the intention that it should continue to provide easy access into this specialist area of law for busy solicitors in general practice and for highway engineers charged with the maintenance of the country's road network.