Driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other road users is punishable under which section?

• A. S2 RTA 1988
• B. S28 RTA 1988
• C. S44 Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994
• D. S3 RTA 1988

Answer: (D)

Careless and inconsiderate driving under the Road Traffic Act 1988 is the offence described. The words “driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other road users” match the statutory test for careless driving, which is Section 3 of the Act. This covers a failure to reach the standard of a reasonable driver, not the higher level of risk that characterizes dangerous driving.

Section 2 handles dangerous driving, which implies a more serious level of risk and uses different wording centered on danger to the public. The other options relate to different areas of law: the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 concerns vehicle tax, and the cited Road Traffic Act provisions other than Section 3 do not describe the careless driving scenario given.