In assessing the objective gravity of dangerous driving offences, the primary focus is on what the offender did and how they drove, rather than on the absence of commonly associated aggravating factors such as intoxication or evading police. A period of a few minutes of driving at speed is a significant period, not a momentary lapse. The presence of factors such as alcohol or evading police may point towards the more serious offence of recklessly causing serious injury rather than merely aggravating a dangerous driving charge.
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