Drivers warned common bad driving habit could now get them LIFE in prison
Jessica Maguire at criminal law firm Corker Binning said: "A longstanding and conspicuous void in the Road Traffic Act 1988 has been filled.
"If a Prosecutor was not able to meet the exceptionally high evidential threshold for dangerousness, a driver who had caused serious injury to another would face a summary-only offence, punishable by disqualification and an unlimited fine."The threshold for proving an individual’s driving fell below ordinary standards has always been much easier to meet."
Maguire said the new laws "will inevitably lead to a greater number of prosecutions for lapses in concentration behind the wheel which result in accidents and serious injuries. " a clear commitment by the government to increase driving standards and to punish those who do not give their full attention to the road."
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