ROADS - section 1 & 2 & 3

Question 1

Section 1 Road traffic act 1988

Answer 1

A person who CAUSES THE DEATH of another
person by DRIVING a MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE DANGEROUSLY ON A ROAD OR OTHER PUBLIC PLACE is guilty of an offence

Question 2

conviction for section 1 RTA 1988

Answer 2

Indictment: maximum 14 years imprisonment.

Obligatory disqualification

Obligatory endorsement - licence endorsed three to eleven penalty points.

Note: The vehicle may be
forfeited.

Question 3

SEPDOG

Answer 3

Steam
Electric
Petrol
Diesel
Oil
Gas

Question 4

Dangerously vs Dangerous

Answer 4

‘dangerously’ refers to the danger of either injury to
any person or serious damage to property

‘dangerous’ can also relate to the state of the vehicle,
or of anything attached to or carried by it

Question 5

Section 1A Road Traffic Act 1988

Answer 5

A person who CAUSES SERIOUS INJURY to another person by DRIVING a MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE DANGEROUSLY ON ROAD or OTHER PUBLIC PLACE is guilty of an offence

Question 6

conviction for section 1A RTA 1988

Answer 6

Summary – 12 months’ imprisonment and/or fine

Indictment: 5 years imprisonment and/or fine

Question 7

Section 2 Road Traffic Act 1988

Answer 7

A person who DRIVES a MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE DANGEROUSLY on a ROAD OR OTHER PUBLIC PLACE is guilty of an offence

Question 8

conviction for section 2 RTA 1988

Answer 8

Summary – 6 months imprisonment and/or fine
Indictment: 2 years imprisonment and/or fine
Obligatory Disqualification
Obligatory Endorsement with 3 – 11 penalty points

Question 9

Section 2B Road Traffic Act 1988 - Death by careless or inconsiderate driving

Answer 9

A person who causes death of another person by DRIVING a 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, is guilty of an offence

Question 10

Convictions 2B

Answer 10

Summary: maximum 12 months imprisonment and/or fine. Obligatory disqualification
and obligatory endorsement with 3-11 penalty points

Indictment: maximum 5 years imprisonment and/or a fine. Obligatory disqualification
and obligatory endorsement with 3-11 penalty points

Question 11

Defences for dangerous driving section 2

Answer 11

Automatism
Unconsciousness/Sudden Illness
Duress
Sudden mechanical defect
Assisting in the arrest of offenders
Authorised motoring event