Traffic Flashcards

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4 Elements of a Traffic Offence

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  1. The Driver
  2. Motor Vehicle
  3. Road/Road Related Area
  4. Offence
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S. 36A LEPRA

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Power to stop motor vehicles
PO may stop a vehicle on reasonable suspicion the vehicle contains a driver/passenger who may be lawfully arrested, detained or searched.

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s. 169A RTA 2013

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Direction to stop light vehicle or light combination to enable exercise of other powers.

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s. 175 RTA 2013

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Driver/Rider to produce driver’s license and state name/address

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s. 177 RTA 2013

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Vehicle owner to disclose driver identity
If driver of a motor vehicle has committed an offence the responsible person for vehicle must:
• Immediately give information as to the name and address of the driver

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Elements of a Parking Offence

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  1. Motor Vehicle
  2. Road related area
  3. Elements specific to the offence
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What defines a Major Crash?

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  • Person killed or injured
  • Drivers leave scene without exchanging particulars
  • Drivers under the influence of Drugs or Alcohol
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Priorities Attending a Crash Scene (AID BITCH)

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A – Attend, assess and advise
I – Injured to be tended to

D – Driver and witness identities
B – Breath test drivers (2hr window)
I – Impact preliminary point of

T – Traffic ensure the free flow of

C – Crash investigation
H – How and who is at fault
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Road Rules 2014 (NSW) s. 287

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Driver to provide an explanation of what happened in the crash. They are to provide:

  • drivers name and address
  • vehicle owner’s name and address
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PCA Ranges

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  • Novice Range 0.001 – 0.019 g/210L
  • Special Range 0.020 – 0.049 g/210L
  • Low Range 0.050 – 0.079 g/210L
  • Middle Range 0.080 – 0.149 g/210L
  • High Range 0.150 g/210L and above!
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s. 110 RTA

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Presence of Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol.
It is an offence to:
o Drive a vehicle
o Occupy driver’s seat and attempt to put vehicle in motion
o Occupy supervising seat for a learner driver

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s. 111 RTA

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Presence of Drugs - “Illegal Drugs”

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S. 112 RTA

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Driving Under Influence - DUI

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5 Reasons to bypass the passive test: DO PAW

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  1. Driver admits to consuming alcohol
  2. Other occupants have consumed alcohol
  3. Police suspect driver has consumed alcohol
  4. At scene of crash
  5. Windy
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When do we breath test a driver? ROSI

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  1. RBT
  2. Committed an Offence
  3. Suspected of consuming alcohol
  4. Involved in a crash
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When don’t we breath test a driver? CADA

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  1. Conveyed to hospital
  2. At their place of abode
  3. Detrimental to their health
  4. After 2 hours
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Questions following arrest for PCA:

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  • What time was your first drink?
  • What time was your last drink?
  • Where did you consume these drinks? • How many drinks did you have?
  • What size of drink?
  • What type of drink?
  • Did you eat anything while drinking?
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Observations - Arrest for PCA

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  • Breath and breathing – smell of intoxicating liquor on breath
  • Face - sallow pallor, flushed etc.
  • Eyes - blood shot, watery etc.
  • Skin - sweating, etc.
  • Speech - slurred, slow, fast etc.
  • Actions - movements and balance • Attitude - talkative, indifferent, etc. • Clothing - dishevelled etc.
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Blood Samples to be Taken in Hospitals from Crash Patients- CL11/Schedule 3 RTA

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This clause compels medical practitioners to take blood from crash patients in hospital when the patient was:

  • Driving a motor vehicle
  • Occupying the driver’s seat and attempting to put the -motor vehicle into motion
  • Supervising a learner driver
  • Pedestrian
  • Riding a horse
  • Driving anything other than a motor vehicle
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CL. 14 / SCH. 3 RTA – Arrest Following a Failed / Refused Sobriety Assessment

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PO may a arrest person if they have failed or refused a sobriety test.
After arrest, PO may:
Take person to a hospital or prescribed place to provide a blood or urine sample
May use reasonable force in doing so
Blood and urine must be obtained within 4 hours

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S. 117(1) RTA – Negligent Driving – “Neg Driving”

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• The accused
• Drove a motor vehicle
• On a road or road related area • Negligently (3 levels):
o (A) occasioning Death
o (B) occasioning GBH
o (C) neither GBH or death (the most common charge)

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S.117(2) RTA - Speed Dangerous

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Driving at a speed dangerous to the public. The prosecution has to prove that someone was in danger at the time.

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Observations: DUI Assessment

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Face - sallow pallor, flushed etc.

Eyes - blood shot, watery etc.
Smell - intoxicating liquor on breath
Skin - needle marks, sweating, etc. 
Speech – slurred, slow, fast etc.
• Actions - movements and balance 
• Attitude - talkative, indifferent, etc.
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What power do police use to do a breath test and then arrest for breath analysis?

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Schedule 3, Clause 3 for breath test

Schedule 3, clause 4 for breath analysis

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Manner Dangerous: s. 117 RTA 2013

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A combination of driving offences that amounted to satisfying a consideration of ‘danger’.
E.g. speeding, not giving way, disobeying traffic control signs.

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Menacing Driving: s. 118 RTA 2013 Give examples:

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Tailgating extremely close to the vehicle in front
Travelling behind another vehicle and flashing headlights and sounding the horn
Speeding in front of another vehicle and then braking harshly
Driver on road points his vehicle at a person on private property / footpath / road, causing the wheels to spin and screech so as to frighten the other person

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Predatory Driving: Crimes Act 51A

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The driver of a vehicle who:
While in pursuit of or travelling near another vehicle,
Engages in conduct that causes or threatens an impact involving the other vehicle; and
Intends to cause a person in the other vehicle actual bodily harm,
Is guilty of an offence

Example: swerving at a car and running it off the road. Intent to cause ABH

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Manner/Speed Dangerous Elements

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Driver
Motor vehicle
Road/road related area
Drive in a manner dangerous, OR
Drive at a speed dangerous to the public
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Examples of Neg Driving:

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Driving too fast when vision affected, eg; sun, rain, fog, headlights, snow, dust.
Driving whilst fatigued
Not having proper lookout
Driving a motor vehicle knowing it to be unsafe

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Dangerous Driving Causing Death or GBH s. 52A Crimes Act

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Driver
Vehicle
Involved in an impact
Occasioning death or grievous bodily harm

and at the time of impact

Under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drug, OR
At a speed dangerous to another person(s), OR
In a manner dangerous to another person(s)

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Circumstances of Aggravation for dangerous driving causing death or GBH: SHIP

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S – Speed 45km/h or greater above speed limit
H – High range PCA
I – Impaired (very substantially) by a drug or combination of drugs
P- Police Pursuit