Can a flashing green light be used to assess the liability of a dominant driver who collides with a vehicle entering the intersection from a cross street?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gibney v. ICBC, 2020 BCCRT 858 (CanLII):
34. At paragraphs 34 to 36 of Seddiq v. Chong, 2012 BCSC 2080, after considering earlier applicable case law, the court concluded that while a flashing green is primarily for pedestrians’ advantage, it can be considered in assessing the potential liability of a dominant driver who collides with a vehicle entering the intersection from a cross street.
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