Is it stopped in the middle of a traffic jam? Is it stopped by the roadside or in a parking lot? Is the key in the ignition? Is the engine still running? As discussed above, there is no statutory definition of the word “driving”. In the hypothetical scenario, “…while the car is stopped” is somewhat ambivalent. 374G) also provides that a driver shall not “ when driving a motor vehicle on a road permit any person not being a driving instructor to grasp or interfere with the steering, gearing or braking mechanism of the vehicle”.
Regulation 42(1)(a) of the Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations ( Cap. The question here, therefore, is whether your car is being “ driven” by your child. 374) provides that “ no person shall suffer or permit a motor vehicle to be driven by a person who is not the holder of a driving licence of the class to which such vehicle belongs”. Section 42(3) of the Road Traffic Ordinance ( Cap. If I let my child sit on the driver’s seat to play with the steering wheel while the car is stopped, will I be charged?
