Roads Legislation

Question 1

Section 1

Answer 1

Death by Dangerous Driving;

Cause the death of another person, by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle dangerously on a road or other public place

Question 2

Section 2

Answer 2

Dangerous Driving;

A person who drives, a mechanically propelled vehicle dangerously on a road or other public place.

Question 3

Section 3

Answer 3

Careless Driving;

mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place without due care and attention or, without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road or place.

Question 4

Section 4

Answer 4

Driving, or being in charge, when under the influence of drink or drugs

Question 5

Section 5

Answer 5

Driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above prescribed limit;

A) Drives or attempts to drive a motor on a road or other public place

B) Is in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place, after consuming so much alcohol that a proportion of its his breath, blood or urine exceeds the prescribed limit he is guilty of an offence.

Question 6

Section 5A

Answer 6

Driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle with concentration of specified drug above specified limit

Question 7

Section 6

Answer 7

Power to administer preliminary tests;

Breath test
Drugs wipe
Field impairment test

Question 8

Section 29

Answer 8

Ride a pedal cycle on a road, without reasonable consideration for other road users

Question 9

Section 99

Answer 9

Provides provides to remove vehicles that are illegally, obstructively or dangerously parked or abandoned or broken down

Question 10

Section 34B

Answer 10

Allows vehicles to be seized where they have been used to commit a relevance offence

Question 11

Section 41

Answer 11

Allows Chief Constables to accredit DVSA staff with the power to stop goods and passenger vehicle

Question 12

Section 19 (PACE)

Answer 12

Gives general powers of seizure

Question 13

Section 89

Answer 13

A person who drives a motor vehicle on a road at a speed exceeding a limit imposed by or under any enactment to which this section applies shall be guilty of an offence

Question 14

Section 16

Answer 14

Every person riding on a motor bicycle on a road must wear protective headgear

Question 15

Section 23

Answer 15

Not more than 1 + the driver sitting astride the motorcycle on a proper seat securely fixed behind the driver suitable supports or rests for the feet of the passenger carried

Question 16

Section 170

Answer 16

A mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place….

A collision occurs.

Any collision resulting in bodily injury to any person or damage to property caused by, or arising out of, the use of a motor vehicle on a road or public place.

Question 17

Section 170 Obligations

Answer 17

Driver must stop

Provide name and address. (No number required)

Owners name and address

Identification marks on the vehicle

Insurance

Must report at the scene, police station, or to a constable

Question 18

Section 34

Answer 18

A person drives a mechanically propelled vehicle, onto or upon any common land, moorland, or any land of any other description.

Not forming part of a road or on any road being a footpath or bridleway.

Question 19

Section 59

Answer 19

Motor Vehicle is being used on any occasion in a manner which Contravenes section 3 or 34 of RTA 1988

Used a vehicle to cause Alarm, Distress or annoyance.

Question 20

Section 59 (3)

Answer 20

Power to order the person who is driving to stop

Power to seize and remove the motor vehicle

Power to entry any premises on reasonable grounds for believing the motor vehicle to be there

Question 21

Section 99

Answer 21

remove vehicles that parked illegally, obstruction, dangerously or broken down/abandoned.

Question 22

Section 165A

Answer 22

Power of constables to obtain names, addresses of drivers and others and require to production of evidence of insurance or security and test certificates.