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Flashcards in Road Policing Deck (4)
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1
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Driving

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A person is held to be driving when they have control of the speed and the direction of the vehicle.

2
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Motor vehicle

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Means a mechanically propelled vehicle, intended or adapted, for use on the road.

3
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Public road (as per vehicle excise & registration act 1994)

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A road which a roads authority have a duty to maintain.

4
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Road (as per Road Traffic Act 1988 & 1991)

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Any way (other than a waterway) over which there is a public right of passage (by whatever means) and whether subject to a toll or not and includes the roads verges and any bridges (whether permanent or temporary) over which, or tunnel through which the road passes and any reference to a road includes parts thereof.