Near Miss of the Day 821: Close pass driver fined for careless driving – but should the charge have been dangerous driving? cycling
Guy told us: “I do remember as I cycled up to the roundabout the card driver beeped his horn at me, so I was half-expecting something. I didn’t expect such an exceptionally close pass though.”
The latter is defined by law as being committed when the standard of driving “falls below the minimum standard expected of a competent and careful driver, and includes driving without reasonable consideration for other road users.” The Crown Prosecution Service makes its decision on which offence someone suspected to have committed a crime should be charged with on whether there is a reasonable prospect of conviction.
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