Traffic Law

Question 1

what is a road traffic accident (RTA)?

Answer 1

A collison on a road involving traffic, which in damage to vehicle(s) and property or causing injury and/or death to persons and/or animals.

Question 2

what are the types of RTA?

Answer 2

Trivial accident
Serious accident
Fatal accident
Government vehicle

Question 3

What is a trivial accident?

Answer 3

A rta where there is no injury to persons but the damage to vehicles and property is minimal and there is no serious breach of traffic laws (S0 44:30)

Question 4

What is a Serious Accident?

Answer 4

collison on a road which results in injury to persons and/or animals or serious damage to property (SO 44:28)

Question 5

What is Fatal Accident?

Answer 5

A RTA resulting in the death of a person (SO 49:29)

Question 6

what are the duties of a police officer at a RTA under S.O. 44 Sec. 36(a)

Answer 6

obtain:
a) * the name(s) and address of the person(s) involved in the accident.
*registration # of the vehicles
* the particulars of the driver(s)’ driving permit(s) and the certificate(s) of insurance of the vehicle
*date, time and location of the accident.
* the names and addresses of witnesses.
*name(s) and address(es) of injured persons and the type of injuries sustained
* whereabouts of injured person(s)
* damage to vehicle(s) and/or property.
*circumstances surrounding the cause of the accident.

Question 7

what are the duties of a police officer at a RTA under S.O. 44 Sec. 36 (b,c,d)

Answer 7

obtain:
b) where necessary dispatch injured person(s) to a government medical institution for attention.

c) warn driver(s) of “intended prosecution” according to law.

d) in the case of the officer away from the station:
i) record the information from paragraph (a) in his pocket diary
ii) mark the point of impact and positions of vehicle(s)
iii) cause the vehicles to be removed from roadway, in order to avoid unnecessary obstruction:

Question 8

what are the duties of a police officer at a RTA under S.O. 44 Sec. 36(e)

Answer 8

in the case of the officer at the police station:
i) record the information at paragraph (a) in the Station Diary.

ii) inform the second division officer in charge of the station/charge room/traffic section of the report.

Question 9

what are the primary duties of an investigator in a road traffic accident (rta).

Answer 9

a) to give aid to the injured
b) record the facts
c) ascertain whether or not there has been any contravention to the MV & RT laws.

Question 10

duties of a Police officer at the scene of a road traffic accident (rta).

Answer 10

a) render aid to the injured, dispatch