58:"Whosoever, having the charge of any carriage or vehicle, shall by wanton or furious driving or racing, or other wilful misconduct, or by wilful neglect, do or cause to be done any bodily harm to any person whatsoever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years ..."
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This section is printed as amended by section 1(2) of the
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718:Assault with intent to resist lawful apprehension
244:Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice
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1378:Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions
20:Causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving
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132:cyclists who cannot be prosecuted for
16:British vehicular assault misdemeanour
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1348:Driving licence in the United Kingdom
846:Incitement to ethnic or racial hatred
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301:Offences against the Person Act 1861
52:Offences against the Person Act 1861
257:"Cyclist jailed for pavement death"
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73:This section was repealed for the
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155:In England and Wales, this is an
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1358:Road signs in the United Kingdom
1146:Encouraging or assisting a crime
1106:Perverting the course of justice
527:Encouraging or assisting a crime
1270:History of English criminal law
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824:Fear or provocation of violence
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128:Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
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987:Taking without owner's consent
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829:Harassment, alarm or distress
403:Regulatory (lowered mens rea)
1578:Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld
908:Misfeasance in public office
508:Ignorantia juris non excusat
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1493:United Kingdom driving test
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1373:United Kingdom traffic laws
1328:Approved Driving Instructor
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867:Effecting a public mischief
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703:Assault with intent to rob
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616:Diminished responsibility
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64:Criminal Justice Act 1948
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1089:Offences against justice
862:Outraging public decency
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497:Lesser included offences
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448:Intention (criminal law)
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1528:TV & entertainment
1488:Hazard Perception Test
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796:Public order offences
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1141:Harboring a fugitive
1111:Witness intimidation
1061:Forgery, personation
680:Concealment of birth
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883:Breach of the peace
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1399:Motor Car Act 1903
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289:. 23 August 2017.
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124:dangerous driving
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871:Keeping a
748:Harassment
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532:Conspiracy
430:Actus reus
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388:Indictable
199:References
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