Which section of the Road Traffic Act 1988 makes it an offence to cause the death of another by driving without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration when unfit through drink or drugs?

• A. S6(2) RTA 1988
• B. S3A RTA 1988
• C. S5A RTA 1988
• D. S30 RTA 1988

Answer: (B)

The section being tested creates a specific offence for causing the death of another person through driving while unfit because of drink or drugs, framed as careless or inconsiderate driving. This exact scenario—driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs and causing a death—is captured by Section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988. It targets the combination of impairment and careless driving that leads to a fatal outcome, making the offence more serious and tightly tied to the consequences of driving while intoxicated.

This is why it’s the best answer: it directly names the act of driving when unfit through drink or drugs and causing death, which is the precise situation described. The other options relate to different offences within the act (such as the general careless driving offence without the death element, or procedures and offences not specifically about driving while intoxicated causing death), so they don’t fit the scenario as accurately.