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United Kingdom Traffic Laws
Present laws (Great Britain) *Highways Act 1980 (England and Wales)Roads (Scotland) Act 1984(Scotland) *Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 *Road Traffic Act 1988Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988*Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, initially introduced on 1 January 1965 *The Highway Code (Great Britain edition), not law but a set of information, advice, guides and mandatory rules for road users History *Highway Act 1835 *Locomotive Acts *Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 *Motor Car Act 1903 *Roads Act 1920 *Road Traffic Act 1930 *Road Traffic Act 1934 Offences that apply to all vehicles Causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving Motor vehicle offences *Causing death by dangerous driving *Dangerous driving *Careless driving/Driving without due care and attention Motor vehicle document offences: see English criminal law#Forgery, personation and cheating And see Drink driving (United Kingdom) Bicycles *''Taylor v Goodwin'' (1879) 4 QBD 228 bicycles are defined as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highways Act 1980
The Highways Act 1980 (c. 66) is an act of Parliament (UK), act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom dealing with the management and operation of the road network in England and Wales. It consolidated with amendments several earlier pieces of legislation. Many amendments relate only to changes of highway authority, to include new unitary councils and national parks. By virtue of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and the Environment Act 1995, most references to local authority are taken to also include Welsh councils and national park authority, national park authorities. By virtue of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 most references to 'the Minister' are taken to include the Senedd. The act is split into 14 parts covering 345 sections, it also includes 25 schedules. Part 1: Highway authorities and agreements between authorities Part 1 includes sections 1 to 9 of the Act. The legislation contained in these sections covers: * Highway Autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Criminal Law
English criminal law concerns offences, their prevention and the consequences, in England and Wales. Criminal conduct is considered to be a wrong against the whole of a community, rather than just the private individuals affected. The state, in addition to certain international organisations, has responsibility for crime prevention, for bringing the culprits to justice, and for dealing with convicted offenders. The police, the criminal courts and prisons are all publicly funded services, though the main focus of criminal law concerns the role of the courts, how they apply criminal statutes and common law, and why some forms of behaviour are considered criminal. The fundamentals of a crime are a guilty act (or ''actus reus'') and a guilty mental state (or ''mens rea''). The traditional view is that moral culpability requires that a defendant should have recognised or intended that they were acting wrongly, although in modern regulation a large number of offences relating to ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In The United Kingdom
Transport in the United Kingdom is facilitated by road, rail, air and water networks. Some aspects of transport are a devolved matter, with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments. A radial road network totals of main roads, of motorways and of paved roads. The National Rail network of 10,072 route miles (16,116 km) in Great Britain and 189 route miles (303 route km) in Northern Ireland carries over 18,000 passenger and 1,000 freight trains daily. Urban rail networks exist in all cities and towns with dense bus and light rail networks. There are many regional and international airports, with Heathrow Airport in London being the second busiest in the world and busiest in Europe. UK ports handled of goods in 2019. Transport trends Since 1952 (the earliest date for which comparable figures are available), the United Kingdom saw a growth of car use, which increased its modal share, while the use of buses declined, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Causing Death Or Grievous Bodily Injury By Dangerous Driving
In United Kingdom law, dangerous driving is a statutory offence related to aggressive driving. It is also a term of art used in the definition of the offence of causing death by dangerous driving. It replaces the former offence of reckless driving. Canada's Criminal Code has equivalent provisions covering dangerous driving (see "Canada" section below). England, Wales and Scotland Statute This offence is created by section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (as substituted by section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1991): "Dangerously" A person is to be regarded as driving dangerously for the purposes of sections 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 if *the way he/she drives falls far below what would be expected of a competent and careful driver, and it would be obvious to a competent and careful driver that driving in that way would be dangerous; and *if it would be obvious to a competent and careful driver that driving the vehicle in its current state (for the purpose of the deter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Vehicles (Construction And Use) Regulations 1986
A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved. The words "road" and "street" are commonly considered to be interchangeable, but the distinction is important in urban design. There are many types of roads, including parkways, avenues, controlled-access highways (freeways, motorways, and expressways), tollways, interstates, highways, and local roads. The primary features of roads include lanes, sidewalks (pavement), roadways (carriageways), medians, shoulders, verges, bike paths (cycle paths), and shared-use paths. Definitions Historically, many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or some maintenance. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines a road as "a line of communication (travelled way) using a stabilized base other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Licensing Act 1872
The Licensing Act 1872 ( 35 & 36 Vict. c. 94) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that enacted various regulations and offences relating to alcohol, particularly licensing of premises. The act is one of the Licensing Acts 1828 to 1886 and was one of the Licensing (Ireland) Acts 1833 to 1886. Most parts of the act have been superseded by more recent Licensing Acts, but some parts remain in force. In particular, the act creates an offence of being drunk in public with a maximum fine of level 1 on the standard scale (£200 ); and of being drunk in a public place while in charge of a horse, a cow (or other cattle), a steam engine, or a carriage, or in possession of a loaded firearm, with a possible penalty of a fine of up to level 1 on the standard scale or 51 weeks in prison. "Carriage" has been interpreted as including mobility scooters, though exemptions apply under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970; bicycles are covered by their own offence in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Waller (judge)
Sir George Stanley Waller (3 August 19115 February 1999) was a British Lord Justice of Appeal. He was educated at Oundle School and Queens' College, Cambridge, and was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1934, becoming a Bencher in 1961 and Treasurer in 1978. He was made a QC in 1954, a recorder from 1953 to 1965, and a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) from 1965 to 1976. He was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1976 to 1984. He played rugby union for Cambridge University R.U.F.C., gaining a blue by playing in The Varsity Match The Varsity Match is an annual rugby union fixture played between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England. The event began in 1872 with the first men's match, with interruptions only for the two World Wars and the COVID-19 pandemic ... in 1932. His son is Sir Mark Waller. References 1911 births 1999 deaths People educated at Oundle School Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Members of Gray's Inn Que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crank V Brooks
Crank may refer to: Mechanisms * Crank (mechanism), in mechanical engineering, a bent portion of an axle or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it * Crankset, the component of a bicycle drivetrain that converts the reciprocating motion of the rider's legs into rotational motion * Crankshaft, the part of a piston engine which translates reciprocating linear piston motion into rotation * Crank machine, a machine used to deliver hard labour in early Victorian prisons in the United Kingdom Places * Crank, Merseyside, a village near Rainford, England ** Crank Halt railway station in the village of Crank * Cranks, Kentucky, United States Popular culture * ''Crank'' (film), a 2006 film starring Jason Statham ** '' Crank: High Voltage'', the 2009 sequel * ''Crank'' (Hoodoo Gurus album), 1994 * ''Crank'' (novel), a 2004 book written by Ellen Hopkins * "Crank" (Catherine Wheel song), 1993 * "Crank" (Playboi Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are Road surface, paved. The words "road" and "street" are commonly considered to be interchangeable, but the distinction is important in urban design. There are road hierarchy, many types of roads, including parkways, avenue (landscape), avenues, controlled-access highways (freeways, motorways, and expressways), tollways, interstates, highways, and local roads. The primary features of roads include lanes, sidewalks (pavement), roadways (carriageways), median strip, medians, shoulder (road), shoulders, road verge, verges, bike paths (cycle paths), and shared-use paths. Definitions Historically, many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or some maintenance. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government Act 1888
The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 41) was an Act of Parliament (United Kingdom), act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which established county councils and county borough councils in England and Wales. It came into effect on 1 April 1889, except for the County of London, which came into existence on 21 March at the request of the London County Council. The bill Following the 1886 United Kingdom general election, 1886 general election, a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative administration headed by Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Lord Salisbury was formed. However the Conservatives did not have a majority of seats and had to rely on the support of the Liberal Unionist Party. As part of the price for this support the Liberal Unionists demanded that a bill be introduced placing county government under the control of elected councils, modelled on the borough councils introduced by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. Accordingly, the Loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycle Tracks Act 1984
Cycle, cycles, or cyclic may refer to: Anthropology and social sciences * Cyclic history, a theory of history * Cyclical theory, a theory of American political history associated with Arthur Schlesinger, Sr. * Social cycle, various cycles in social sciences ** Business cycle, the downward and upward movement of gross domestic product (GDP) around its ostensible, long-term growth trend Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Cycle'' (2008 film), a Malayalam film * ''Cycle'' (2017 film), a Marathi film Literature * ''Cycle'' (magazine), an American motorcycling enthusiast magazine * Literary cycle, a group of stories focused on common figures Music Musical terminology * Cycle (music), a set of musical pieces that belong together ** Cyclic form, a technique of construction involving multiple sections or movements ** Interval cycle, a collection of pitch classes generated from a sequence of the same interval class ** Song cycle, individually complete songs designed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
