Driving Offences: Law, Policy and Practice

This volume examines general driving offences, concentrating on those which punish risk-taking whilst driving, with the primary goal of increasing road safety. Taking a comparative approach, the focus is particularly on careless driving, dangerous driving, drink-driving and speeding. Drawing on legal and psychological research, the book explains the legal definition of offences, discusses the policy behind the offences and examines how the law is applied in practice.This title will be a valuable resource tool for students, academics and practitioners working in the area of road safety.

Sally Cunningham is a lecturer in the Department of Law, University of Leicester, UK.