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How Can This Be Classed As Careless Driving?
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If he had suddenly reduced speed a vehicle travelling behind could have run into the back of him, and suddenly swerving into the centre of the road would have been equally dangerous.
Perhaps it is the council who should be prosecuted for the poor road condition or blocked drains that created the 'puddle', and why is an officer of the law allowed to pose with a member of the public at such a 'serious' time?
If he had suddenly reduced speed a vehicle travelling behind could have run into the back of him, and suddenly swerving into the centre of the road would have been equally dangerous.
Perhaps it is the council who should be prosecuted for the poor road condition or blocked drains that created the 'puddle', and why is an officer of the law allowed to pose with a member of the public at such a 'serious' time?
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It is "driving without reasonable consideration". Driving through a puddle thereby splashing pedestrians has , literally, been a textbook example of the offence; Wilkinson's "Road Traffic Law" was citing it over 40 years ago.
The rest of your post has 'if' and 'perhaps', neither of which apply to the reported case. If they were part of it, perhaps the driver will not be prosecuted or perhaps the driver will have a defence.
The rest of your post has 'if' and 'perhaps', neither of which apply to the reported case. If they were part of it, perhaps the driver will not be prosecuted or perhaps the driver will have a defence.
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It is careless.
If you drive through a large puddle at speed, your steering is adversely affected. For a moment or two, the steering system will fight because your nearside wheels will have a different traction than your offside wheels.
To deliberately drive at speed through water in a busy urban area can be construed as 'careless'
Alternatively...
The police just needed a convenient crime to hang on this driver, and careless driving simply fit the bill, because unfortunately, we don't have a Being A Git Act on the statute books.
It is careless.
If you drive through a large puddle at speed, your steering is adversely affected. For a moment or two, the steering system will fight because your nearside wheels will have a different traction than your offside wheels.
To deliberately drive at speed through water in a busy urban area can be construed as 'careless'
Alternatively...
The police just needed a convenient crime to hang on this driver, and careless driving simply fit the bill, because unfortunately, we don't have a Being A Git Act on the statute books.
AOG - "Then if he was with a police car on his tail would have been the more serious offence and surely he would have been charged with that offence."
The report doesn't say that the police car was 'on his tail', it said that the police car was the next vehicle to pass along the road - the offending car could have been out of sight by then.
I have driven for forty-two years in all sorts of conditions, I have never splashed a pedestrian, ever - it is quite easy to slow down if you are driving at an appropriate speed for rain in a built-up area.
No one is suggesting the drive should slam on his breaks, or do a Starskey-and-Hutch style swerve, just slow down and pass through the puddle slowly - it's simple courtesy.
Failing to be aware of conditions and other road users is Careless Driving, so the offender is - as the saying goes - bang to rights.
The report doesn't say that the police car was 'on his tail', it said that the police car was the next vehicle to pass along the road - the offending car could have been out of sight by then.
I have driven for forty-two years in all sorts of conditions, I have never splashed a pedestrian, ever - it is quite easy to slow down if you are driving at an appropriate speed for rain in a built-up area.
No one is suggesting the drive should slam on his breaks, or do a Starskey-and-Hutch style swerve, just slow down and pass through the puddle slowly - it's simple courtesy.
Failing to be aware of conditions and other road users is Careless Driving, so the offender is - as the saying goes - bang to rights.
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