Dangerous Driving is where a person drives on a road or public place and the standard of driving falls so far below the standard expected of a motorist that a normal, reasonable person would consider it to be dangerous.
There is often a large amount of evidence in cases of these sort, from eye-witness statements and CCTV footage. Equally, a lack of evidence in these cases may help to avoid a conviction.
Dangerous in this dangerous manner can be tried in the Magistrates’ Court or the Crown Court, and depending on the circumstances may be punished by a fine or time in prison. Dangerous Driving is an offence which carries a mandatory disqualification from driving.
There are a number of defences to Dangerous Driving, including automatism, mechanical defect and duress, however these can be very difficult to raise and are only accepted in very clear circumstances.
