Policy for prosecuting cases of bad driving - Crown Prosecution ...

Policy for Prosecuting Cases of Bad Drivingroad or traffic conditions;• aggressive driving, such as sudden lane changes, cuttinginto a line of vehicles, or driving much too close to thevehicle in front;• disregard of traffic lights and other road signs, which, onan objective analysis, would appear to be deliberate;• disregard of warnings from fellow passengers;• overtaking which could not have been carried out safely;• driving a vehicle with a load which presents a danger toother road users;• where the driver is suffering from impaired ability, suchas having an arm or leg in plaster, or impaired eyesight;• driving when too tired to stay awake;• driving a vehicle knowing it has a dangerous defect;• using a hand-held mobile phone or other hand-heldelectronic equipment when the driver was avoidably anddangerously distracted by that use;• reading a newspaper/map;• talking to and looking at a passenger where the driverwas avoidably and dangerously distracted by that;• selecting and lighting a cigarette, or similar, incircumstances where the driver was avoidably anddangerously distracted by that.Careless/inconsiderate driving5.28 As with dangerous driving, the circumstances of every caseof careless or inconsiderate driving will be unique and wewill consider these before reaching a decision as to theappropriate level of charge.22