Prince Philip says that the sun was in his eyes so he couldn't see anything and so pulled out into a road he knows has lots of fast traffic. Careless driving is a crime, as is dangerous driving. The Prince's admission of guilt is on the borderline of the definition of dangerous driving.
His defence is the sun in his eyes. See automatism. It fits the criteria.
My police driving instructor kept a dead wasp in a matchbox for such a defence. It was alright in the 80s!
Prince Philip says that the sun was in his eyes so he couldn't see anything and so pulled out into a road he knows has lots of fast traffic. Careless driving is a crime, as is dangerous driving. The Prince's admission of guilt is on the borderline of the definition of dangerous driving.