Remember kids... always wear a helmet. (The almighty bikeradar helmet thread)

"Although failure to comply with the other rules of the Code will not, in itself, cause a person to be prosecuted, The Highway Code may be used in evidence in any court proceedings under the Traffic Acts (see 'The road user and the law') to establish liability. This includes rules which use advisory wording such as ‘should/should not’ or ‘do/do not’."

"You should wear a helmet."

I'm not expressing an opinion, just clarifying the facts.

With all due respect, no facts are being clarified by that statement! I'm not sure exactly where it was taken from, but the use of the expression 'other rules of the code' suggests, it's not complete. As it is, I read that as

'Ignoring the Highway Code is not enough to get you done. However, depending on how we feel about it, we may or may not use vague guidelines contained within the Highway Code in an attempt to determine whether an incident is your fault'

I'm not sure why I'm being argumentative this afternoon.