Def 4

• evidence based policing-

  In an evidence based policing approach, police officers and staff create, review and use the best available evidence to inform and challenge policies , practices, and decision
• Def of a highway-

  a highway is a road, bridge, carriageway, cart-way, horseway, bridleway, footway, causeway, churchway, or pavement
• Drink driving-

  it is an offence to drive or attempt to drive or be in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of in his breath, blood or urine exceeds the prescribed limit
• Unfit through drink or drugs-

  it is an offence to drive or attempt to drive or be in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place whilst unfit to drive through drink or drugs
• Power of entry rtc-

  where a constable reasonably suspect the accident involved the injury of any person:

  they may enter any place ( by reasonable force if necessar) for the purpose of-

  requiring a preliminary test

  to arrest after a positive breath or drug test

  to arrest After failure or refusal to provide a breath test ( must suspect alcohol or drugs)
• Lighting fires- if a person without lawful authority or excuse:

  1. Lights any fires on or over a highway which consists or comprises a carriageway, or
  2. discharges any firearm or firework within 50 feet of the centre of such a highway,

  and in consequences a user of the highway is injured, interrupted, or endangered, that person is guilty of an offence
• Defining evidence -

  evidence is information that may be presented to a court or tribunal in order that it may decide some fact before it
• Reportable accident- s.170

  owing to the presence of a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place, an accident occurs by which
• s.170- personal injury

  personal injury is caused to a person other than the driver of the mechanically propelled vehicle or,
• S.170 damage -

  i) to a vehicle other than that mechanically propelled vehicle or a trailer being drawn by that mechanically propelled vehicle

  OR

  ii) to an animal other than an animal in or on that mechanically propelled vehicle, or a trailer drawn by that mechanically propelled vehicle

  OR

  iii) to any other property constructed on, fixing to, growing in or otherwise forming part of the land in which the road or place in question is situated and land adjacent to such land