Dangerous Driving Flashcards

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Q: What is dangerous driving?

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S2 RTA 1988
A person who drives a mechanically propelled vehicle dangerously on a road or other public place is guilty of an offence.

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Q: What type of offence is it?

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Triable either way.
2 years’ imprisonment and/or fine on indictment.
Obligatory disqualification and compulsory re-test.

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Q: What are the basic elements of this offence?

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  • MPV
  • On a road or public place
  • D drove dangerously- either due to the standard of driving or the current state of the vehicle.
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Q: Does there need to be a collision for this offence to occur?

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No- it is about how the vehicle is being driven.

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Q: How can evidence showing how the vehicle was being driven be used?

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Evidence showing how the particular vehicle was being driven before the incident itself may be giv-en in support of the charge of dangerous driving. However, care needs to be taken by the prosecu-tion not to seek to adduce inadmissible evidence about the defendant’s past bad driving.
Where the dangerous driving leads to a collision, the court may allow a police officer who is an ex-pert in the investigation of collisions to give evidence of opinion as to the cause of that collision.

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Q: Are there any defences available?

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COA held that in an appropriate case, general defences such as self-defence or duress of circum-stances might be argued. It must be assumed that this is extremely rare!

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Q: Is there another offence that may be used instead of dangerous driving?

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Rarely used offence of causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving or racing (OAPA 1861, s35) which is punishable by 2 years’ imprisonment.

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