Reckless driving

(1) Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a road recklessly, or at a speed or 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 which is actually at the time, or which might reasonably be expected to be on the road, commits an offence and is liable to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars or to 58 imprisonment for six months, or to both, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, either to a fine of five hundred dollars or to such imprisonment as aforesaid, or to both such fine and term of imprisonment. (2) A person convicted of an offence under this section may be disqualified from holding or obtaining a Belize Driving Licence for such period as the court thinks fit subject to the following provisions– (a) after the first offence, the period or disqualification shall not exceed six months; (b) after the second offence the period shall not exceed two years; and (c) after the third offence, the disqualification may be permanent. (3) Any police officer may arrest without warrant the driver of any motor vehicle who commits an offence under this section within his view, if he refuses to give his name and address or if the police officer has reason to believe that the name or address so given is false, or if the motor vehicle does not bear an identification plate.