Tough new law for tail-gating
NZPA Sydney Motorists who threaten other drivers by tail-gating, causing them to swerve or speed up, will be guilty of a special new offence of menacing under tough new road law changes in New South Wales.
The state Cabinet has approved the introduction of the new offence as part of amendments to the Motor Traffic Act with stern penalties to go with it. Until now, threatening actions by other motorists or motor-cycle gangs, who encircle cars while they are being driven on the state’s roads, have fallen into a confused legal area between offensive behaviour and dangerous driving.
The revised law now defines such behaviour and the maximum penalty for first offenders will be a sAustlsoo ($2055) fine and/or nine months in jail, with automatic licence disqualification for up to three years.
Offenders who have been convicted of serious offences such as drink-driving in the previous five years, will face a maximum sAust2ooo ($2740) fine and/or 12 months jail with up to five years licence disqualification.
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Press, 16 January 1986, Page 23
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