Section 7: Careless and inconsiderate driving

(1) Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a Federal highway without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the Federal highway shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on conviction to a fine of one hundred naira or in the case of a second subsequent conviction, to a fine of two hundred naira or to imprisonment for six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
(2) Where a person is charged with an offence under section 6 of this Act and the court is of the opinion that the offence is not proved, then at any time during the hearing or immediately thereafter the court may, without prejudice to any other power exercisable by the court, direct or allow a charge for an offence under this section to be preferred forthwith against that person and may thereupon proceed with that charge, so however that the person charged or his counsel shall be informed of the new charge and be given an opportunity, whether by way of cross-examining any witness whose evidence has already been given against him or otherwise, of answering the new charge, and the court shall if it considers that he is prejudiced in his defence by reason of the new charge being so preferred, adjourn the hearing.