Can I be charged for dangerous driving if I caused injury?

What the Law Says

The Road Traffic Act makes it a criminal offence to drive dangerously and cause injury to another person.

Under section 64 of the Road Traffic Act, it is illegal to drive a motor vehicle on a road in a manner that is dangerous to the public, having regard to all the circumstances — including the nature, condition and use of the road, and the amount of traffic — and if that dangerous driving causes bodily injury to any person.

The law defines 'dangerous driving' as driving that falls far below what would be expected of a competent and careful driver, and it would be obvious to such a driver that driving in that way would be dangerous.

If convicted, the penalties are severe: imprisonment for up to 10 years, a fine of up to S$10,000, and mandatory disqualification from holding or obtaining a driving licence for at least 12 months — or for life, depending on the court’s discretion.

Statutory Text

Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a road in a manner which is dangerous to the public, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, including the nature, condition and use of the road, and the amount of traffic, and causes bodily injury to any person, shall be guilty of an offence.

— Road Traffic Act, s. 64 — Dangerous driving causing bodily injury

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