R v Bannister (Stephen)

Subject Matter

ROAD TRAFFIC — Reckless driving — Sentence — Car driven on motorway at night with headlights on full beam — Aggressive reaction to flashing light of dazzled driver — Deliberate bad driving putting others at risk — Three months' prison sentence with two years' disqualification and order to take test of competence to drive — Whether to be criticised — Whether need for proper regard for other road users

[1991] RTR 1, CA