Road Policing

Question 1

LTA 1998 - Definitions and Driving Offences

Answer 1

Must know

• Identify different drivers licence types issued under the graduated driver licensing scheme and the associated conditions.
• Understand the following offences:
• Inconsiderate
• Careless
• Dangerous
• Reckless
• Understanding the definition of vehicle
• Understand “boy racer’ offences

Question 2

Identify different drivers licence types issued under the graduated driver licensing scheme and the associated conditions.

Answer 2

Learner Licence -

• must display ‘L’ plates
• must be accompanied by a supervisor sitting in the front passenger seat. Who has a full drivers licence.
• must carry learner licence and present when asked.

Restricted Licence -

• Must be accompanied by supervisor between 10pm - 5am. Supervisor must have held full drivers licence for at least two years
• Can have passengers who is spouse , dependants or their spouses dependants.
• Must carry licence and produce it when demand

Full Licence-
-Must carry licence while driving and produce it when demand.

Question 3

Understand the following offences:

• Inconsiderate
• Careless
• Dangerous
• Reckless

Answer 3

Inconsiderate Driving - Operates a vehicle on a road without reasonable consideration for other road users

Careless Driving - Operates a vehicle on a road carelessly

( Penalty = $3000 fine; court may order disqualification. No power of arrest)

Dangerous Driving - Operates a vehicle on a road in a manner/ speed which may be dangerous to any public/ any person (Mens rea)

Reckless Driving - Operates a vehicle on a road recklessly

(Penalty= three months imprisonment, $4500 fine; court must order min six months disqualification.

There is power of arrest for this offence from s.315 Crimes Act 1961)

Question 4

Understanding the definition of vehicle

Answer 4

Vehicle means a contrivance equipped with wheels, tracks, or revolving runners on which it moves or is moved and includes;

• hovercraft
• skateboard
• in-line skates
• roller skates

Question 5

Understand “boy racer’ offences

Answer 5

1a. A person commits an offence if the person - operates a vehicle - in a race or in an unnecessary exhibition or speed acceleration - on a road in convention of section 22A(1)

1b. Without reasonable excuse
- intentionally pour on to
- Places on
- Allows to spill onto

A road

• Any petrol, oil, or diesel fuel
• Any other substance that causes loss of traction

1c Without reasonable excuse

• Operates a vehicle on a road
• In a manner that causes sustained loss of traction

Question 6

RP06 - Vehicle Crash Law

-Understand requirement to stop and ascertain injury

Answer 6

Where an accident arising directly or indirectly from the operation of a vehicle occurs to a person or vehicle. The driver or rider of the vehicle must STOP and ASCERTAIN ( whether anyone is injured) and RENDER

A person who STOPS but does not ASCERTAIN is fulfilling one obligation and commits the offence of failing to ascertain injury.

Question 7

Understand the duty to report injury

Answer 7

Duty to report injury

Where a crash is involves injury or death, the driver or rider must report the accident in person to the nearest police station or to a enforcement officer as soo as reasonably practicable and in any case no later than 24hours after the time of death. Unless the driver or rider is incapable of doing so by reason of injuries sustained by him/her in accident.

Question 8

Understand the duty to report damage

Answer 8

Duty to report damage

Where a crash is involves damage to an unoccupied vehicle or to other property, belonging to another person. Driver MUST unless incapable by reason of injury, within 48 hours report to OWNER. If owner can not be contacted or identified report to police station and enforcement officer within 60hours.

Question 9

Identify relevant timeframes in relation to the