The reasons for criminal responsibility for crimes and traffic accidents in the Saudi system. -Comparative study-

Abstract

This research is under the title of: "The Obligations of the Criminal Reposibility in Traffic Crimes in the Saudi System" - a Comparative Study - The reason for the researcher's choice of his subject lies in the importance and vitality of the traffic system in the life of the public. The purpose of the research is to contribute to the field of specialization and a statement to distinguish between traffic crimes and penal crimes in which a traffic accident or a car are involved as one of its circumstances, scene and means. The research has asked several questions, the most of them are; What is the crime and the traffic crime, what is the traffic violation and the traffic accident and what is the criterion of distinction and difference between all of that? And what is meant by negligence, and what is meant by lack of vigilance, and by non - observance and adherence to regulations? The research adopts the inductive analytical descriptive method. The research been divided into four chapters within which number of sections are included. The research concluded with results  recommendations, the most important of them are; most of the traffic accidents occur due to errors caused by lack of vigilance, recklessness, rashness or criminal recklessness on the part of the driver, because the error in the traffic crime is considered  original and not intentional and it is associated with traffic penalty (the flogging punishment) in the event that the accident, the crime or the traffic violation is being committed by a driver who is drunk while driving. In such a case, the obligation of responsibility would be attributed to non - observance of regulations rather than to negligence or lack of vigilance. The research recommends that, judges should weigh the driver's lack of insight in order to determine whether his misconduct is of a degree of sufficient seriousness to convict him or not.