Road Traffic

Question 1

What is a carriage

Answer 1

A means of conveyance, in particular: the conveying of goods or passengers from one place to another

Question 2

What is a conveyance?

Answer 2

To be a conveyance, the vehicle must have been constructed or adapted to carry a driver whether by land, water or air

Question 3

What is a mechanically propelled vehicle (MPV)?

Answer 3

A vehicle that is constructed so that it can be propelled mechanically. Not only includes petrol driven and oil driven vehicles but also included steam and electrically powered vehicles

Question 4

What is a motor vehicle?

Answer 4

An MPV intended or adapted for use on roads.

Question 5

What is a road?

Answer 5

Any highway and any other road to which the public has access and includes bridges over which a road passes. It always included obvious public highways, footpaths and bridle ways maintained by government agencies or local authorities

Question 6

What is a motor car?

Answer 6

A mechanically propelled vehicle, not being a motor cycle or an invalid carriage

Question 7

What is section 163 of the road traffic act?

Answer 7

The power to stop a vehicle. You can pull over a vehicle if you have any suspicion. It is an offence if the person fails to comply with this section (if they do not pull over)

Question 8

Section 165A road traffic act?

Answer 8

Power to seize vehicles without licence or insurance

Question 9

Section 143 road traffic act?

Answer 9

Driving without insurance.
A person must not use a motor vehicle on a road unless there is in force in relation to the use of that vehicle by that person, such a policy of insurance

Question 10

Section 3 road traffic act?

Answer 10

Careless and inconsiderate driving.
If a person drives 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, he is guilty of an offence

Question 11

Section 2B road traffic act?

Answer 11

Death by careless/inconsiderate driving

Question 12

Section 3a road traffic act?

Answer 12

Causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs

Question 13

Section 2 road traffic act?

Answer 13

Dangerous driving.
Anyone who drives a MPV dangerously on a road or other public place is guilty of an offence

Question 14

Section 2b road traffic act

Answer 14

Causing death by careless/inconsiderate driving

Question 15

Section 1 road traffic act 1988 OFFENDERS

Answer 15

Notice of intended prosecution
‘You will be reported for consideration of the question of prosecuting you for an offence of…’
DAFFLE
D- dangerous, careless + inconsiderate
A- aid and abet above
F- fail to conform to directions of police
F- fail to conform to traffic signs
L- leaving a vehicle in a dangerous position
E- exceeding the speed limit

Question 16

Section 32b road traffic act?

Answer 16

Causing death my driving without insurance or licence
A person is guilty of this offence if he causes the death of another person by driving a motor vehicle on a road and at the time when he is driving, he is without a liscence and/or insurance

Question 17

Section 6 road traffic act?

Answer 17

Power to administrate preliminary tests when it is suspected someone is driving under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or have committed a traffic offence

Question 18

Section 5a road traffic act?

Answer 18

Driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle while over the specified drug limit.
-where a person drives or attempts to drive a motor vehicle on a road or other public place, or is in charge of a motor vehicle on a road/other public place, and there is in his body a specified controlled drug, he is guilty of an offence if the proportion of the drug in his blood or urine exceeds the specified limit for that drug

Question 19

section 103 road traffic act?

Answer 19

obtaining a licence or driving while disqualified

Question 20

section 87 road traffic act?

Answer 20

driving not in accordance with a licence.

Question 21

section 4 road traffic act?

Answer 21

unfit through drink or drugs.
a person who, when driving or attempting to drive an MPV on a road or other public place, is unfit to drive through drink or drugs, is guilty of an offence

Question 22

Section 5 road traffic act

Answer 22

driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above the prescribed limit.

Question 23

section 170 road traffic act?

Answer 23

duty of driver to stop, report accident, and give information or documents.
this section applies in a place where an mvp is involved in an accident where:
- a person is injured
-damage is caused to the vehicle other than the driver of that vehicle, an anial or other property
-The driver of the mpv, must stop and, if required to do so by any person having reasonable grounds for so requiring, give his name and address and also the name and address of the owner and the identification marks of the vehicle.
- The other person involved in the accident does not have to be in an mpv

Question 24

Section 59 police reform act 2002

Answer 24

Where a constable in uniform has reasonable grounds to believe that a motor vehicle is being used on any occasion in a manner which:
Contravenes section 3 (driving without due care and attention, without consideration for other road users) or 34 (offence to drive a vehicle on land, such as fields, without lawful authority) of the road traffic act 1988.
And
Is causing, or is likely to cause alarm, distress, or annoyance to members of the public.