Which provision states that the death must be of a person other than the defendant and the dangerous driving need not be the sole or substantial cause?

• A. S3ZD RTA 1988
• B. S1 RTA 1988
• C. S2C RTA 1988
• D. S3ZC RTA 1988

Answer: (A)

The test is about causation in causing death by dangerous driving. Section 3ZD of the Road Traffic Act 1988 sets out the specific way this offence is charged: the death must be of a person other than the defendant, and the dangerous driving does not have to be the sole or substantial cause of that death. In practice, that means the prosecution only needs to show that the driver’s dangerous driving contributed to the death, even if other factors also played a part.

That matches the question’s phrasing exactly: it requires a death to someone other than the driver and allows multiple contributing factors, rather than requiring the dangerous driving to be the only or main cause. Other provisions cover different outcomes (such as injuries or other elements of causation), so they wouldn’t fit the scenario described.