Road Traffic Act 1961
F126[Driving without reasonable consideration.
51A.—(1) A person shall not drive a vehicle in a public place without reasonable consideration for other persons using the place.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence. ]
Annotations
Amendments:
F126
Substituted (28.10.2011) by Road Traffic (No. 2) Act 2011 (28/2011), s. 4(1), S.I. No. 542 of 2011.
Editorial Notes:
E573
Certain offences under section designated fixed charge offences and penalties prescribed (27.10.2022) by Road Traffic Act 2010 (Part 3) (Fixed Charge Offences) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 526 of 2022), regs. 3, 4(e) and sch. 5 item 3 ref. no. 1, reg. 4(g) and sch. 7 item 2, in effect as per reg. 1(2).
E574
Offence under subs. (2), in so far as it involves the driving or use of a pedal cycle, declared to be a fixed charge offence and penalty prescribed (31.07.2015) by Road Traffic (Fixed Charge Offences - Cyclists) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 333 of 2015), reg. 3, 4(b), in effect as per reg. 1(2).
E575
Penalty points in respect of driving without reasonable consideration under section, on payment of fixed charge and on conviction, imposed by Road Traffic Act 2002 (2/2012), s. 2 and sch. 1 part 1 ref. no. 17, as inserted (24.01.2005) by Road Traffic Act 2004 (44/2004), s. 22(a)(ii), S.I. No. 26 of 2005.
E576
Previous affecting provision: certain offences under section designated fixed charge offences for purposes of Road Traffic Act 2010, part 3 (1.06.2017) by Road Traffic Act 2010 (Part 3) (Fixed Charge Offences) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 244 of 2017), regs. 4, 5(b) and (d), sch. 2 part 1 and sch. 4 part 1, in effect as per reg. 2; revoked (27.10.2022) by Road Traffic Act 2010 (Part 3) (Fixed Charge Offences) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 526 of 2022), reg. 5(a), in effect as per reg. 1(2).
E577
Previous affecting provision: section substituted by Road Traffic Act 2010 (25/2010), s. 69, not commenced; repealed (28.10.2011) by Road Traffic (No. 2) Act 2011 (28/2011), s. 4(2)(e), S.I. No. 542 of 2011.
E578
Previous affecting provision: offence under section declared fixed charge offence (3.04.2006) by Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2005 (Fixed Charge Offences) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 135 of 2006), reg. 4 and sch. 1 part 1, in effect as per reg. 2. The first enabling section, s. 5, remains in force. The other enabling section, s. 103, was repealed (1.06.2017) by Road Traffic Act 2010 (25/2010), s. 49(a), S.I. No. 241 of 2017. This SI appears to be superseded by Road Traffic Act 2010 (Part 3) (Fixed Charge Offences) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 244 of 2017), above.
E579
Previous affecting provision: section inserted (1.09.1968) by Road Traffic Act 1968 (25/1968), s. 49, S.I. No. 169 of 1968; substituted as per above F-note.