RTA Sections

Question 1

What is Sec 1 RTA 1988

Answer 1

Death by Dangerous Driving

Question 2

What is Sec 1A RTA 1988

Answer 2

Causing Serious Injury by Dangerous Driving

Question 3

What is Sec 2 RTA 1988

Answer 3

Dangerous Driving

Question 4

What is Sec 2B RTA 1988

Answer 4

Death by Careless or Inconsiderate Driving

Question 5

What is Sec 3 RTA 1988

Answer 5

Driving Without Due Care and Attention or Reasonable Consideration

Question 6

What is Sec 3A RTA 1988

Answer 6

Causing Death by Careless Driving Whilst Under the Influence of Drink/Drugs

Question 7

What is Sec 4(1) RTA 1988

Answer 7

Offences of being ‘unfit’ to drive through drink or drugs

Question 8

What is Sec 5 RTA 1988

Answer 8

Being over the prescribed limit: alcohol

Question 9

What is Sec 5A RTA 1988

Answer 9

Being over the Prescribed limit: Drugs

Question 10

What is Sec 6 RTA 1988

Answer 10

Power to do Preliminary Tests

Question 11

What is Section 6(6) RTA 1988

Answer 11

Failure to Cooperate with Preliminary Tests

Question 12

What is Section 6D(1)/6D(2) RTA 1988

Answer 12

Power to Arrest Upon Failure of a Roadside Test/Failure to Cooperate With Roadside Test

Question 13

What is Sec 6E RTA 1988

Answer 13

Power of Entry Covered Under RTA 1988

Question 14

What is Sec 7 RTA 1988

Answer 14

Police Station Procedure

Question 15

What is Sec 7A RTA 1988

Answer 15

Power to Request Blood Sample for Laboratory Tests

Question 16

What is Sec 9 RTA 1988

Answer 16

Hospital Procedure

Question 17

What is Sec 14(3) RTA 1988

Answer 17

Covers Who Must Wear Seat Belts Whilst in a Vehicle

Question 18

What is Sec 16 RTA 1988

Answer 18

The Offence of Riding a Motorcycle Without a Helmet

Question 19

What is Sec 23 RTA 1988

Answer 19

Provides Restrictions Concerning the Carriage of Persons on Motorcycles and Creates the Appropriate Offence

Question 20

What is Sec 35 RTA 1988

Answer 20

Offence to fail to conform to the signals given by a PC or traffic warden

Question 21

What is Sec 35 OAP 1861

Answer 21

Wanton and Furious Driving

Question 22

What is Sec 37 RTA 1988

Answer 22

Pedestrians must stop if signalled to do so by a PC in uniform

Question 23

What is Sec 87 RTA 1988

Answer 23

Driving Otherwise than in Accordance with Licence

Question 24

What is Sec 103 RTA 1988

Answer 24

Driving Whilst Disqualified

Question 25

What is Sec 108(1) RTA 1988

Answer 25

Covers Motorcycles within RTA 1988

Question 26

What is Sec 140 RTA 1988

Answer 26

Using a Vehicle or Trailer in Dangerous Condition

Question 27

What is Sec 143 RTA 1988

Answer 27

Driving Without Insurance

Question 28

What is Sec 163 RTA 1988

Answer 28

A Person Driving a MPV on a road Must Stop When Requested to do so by an Constable in Uniform or a Traffic Officer

Question 29

What is Sec 163(3) RTA 1988

Answer 29

Failure to Stop

Question 30

What is Sec 164 RTA 1988

Answer 30

power for constables to require production of driving licence and in certain cases statement of DOB

Question 31

What is Sec 165 RTA 1988

Answer 31

Power of constables to obtain names and addresses of drivers and others, and to require production of evidence of insurance or security and test certificates.

Question 32

What is Sec 185 RTA 1988

Answer 32

Definition of a Trailer

Question 33

What is Sec 185(1) RTA 1988

Answer 33

Definition of a Motor Car and Goods Vehicle

Question 34

What is Sec 165A RTA 1988

Answer 34

Seizure of Vehicle

Question 35

What is Sec 170 RTA 1988

Answer 35

The driver must stop and remain at the scene long enough to allow any person having reasonable grounds to do so to ask for details.

Question 36

What is Sec 170(1) RTA 1988

Answer 36

Road Traffic Collision

Question 37

What is Sec 170(4) RTA 1988

Answer 37

Fail to Stop and Report an Incident

Question 38

What is Sec 170(7) RTA 1988

Answer 38

Fail to produce proof of insurance after injury accident

Question 39

What is Sec 192(1) RTA 1988

Answer 39

Definition of a Road

Question 40

What is Sec 328 Highway Act 1980

Answer 40

Definition of a Highway

Question 41

What is Sec 329 Highway Act 1980

Answer 41

Definition of a Carriageway