How is this dangerous driving?
Discussion
First things first...
I have searched, but I didn't find an existing thread, so apologies if this is a repost.
Can we skip all the remarks about not having all the facts, the report being in the Daily Mail, the vehicle being a "drift car", and the driver being a hipster, please?
I'm just asking for information from people who know more about the subject than I do.
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/d...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2987698/Ca...
I can see the illegality of no horn, excessive movement in the steering column, the bald tyres, and, possibly, the ("stretched") tyre fitment, but is it actually illegal to have non-working ABS, no door cards, a quick-release steering wheel, and some dash wires showing?
I could understand the police going for using a vehicle in a dangerous condition rather than the individual offences.
However, I thought that "dangerous driving" referred to the manner of driving. According to the defendant's solicitor “There’s no suggestion he was stopped for any poor driving.”.
How did vehicle faults result in a dangerous driving conviction?
I have searched, but I didn't find an existing thread, so apologies if this is a repost.
Can we skip all the remarks about not having all the facts, the report being in the Daily Mail, the vehicle being a "drift car", and the driver being a hipster, please?
I'm just asking for information from people who know more about the subject than I do.
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/d...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2987698/Ca...
I can see the illegality of no horn, excessive movement in the steering column, the bald tyres, and, possibly, the ("stretched") tyre fitment, but is it actually illegal to have non-working ABS, no door cards, a quick-release steering wheel, and some dash wires showing?
I could understand the police going for using a vehicle in a dangerous condition rather than the individual offences.
However, I thought that "dangerous driving" referred to the manner of driving. According to the defendant's solicitor “There’s no suggestion he was stopped for any poor driving.”.
How did vehicle faults result in a dangerous driving conviction?
Dr Jekyll said:
Driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition constitutes dangerous driving.
Specifically:
...if it would be obvious to a competent and careful driver that driving the vehicle in its current state (for the purpose of the determination of which regard may be had to anything attached to or carried on or in it, and to the manner in which it is attached or carried) would be dangerous.
Thank you. That's actually helpful. Specifically:
...if it would be obvious to a competent and careful driver that driving the vehicle in its current state (for the purpose of the determination of which regard may be had to anything attached to or carried on or in it, and to the manner in which it is attached or carried) would be dangerous.
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