What is the standard of care for a bus driver to stop abruptly?

It is not, of itself, a breach of the standard of care for a bus driver to stop abruptly, even where there is an indication that special precautions may be warranted with respect to an elderly, frail or physically compromised passenger: Erickson v. Sibble, 2012 BCSC 1880 at para. 57. As the court explained in Erickson, the issue of liability depends “not only on the manner of the stop, but the reason for its suddenness, and the assessment of whether, in all the circumstances, the impugned driving conduct was substandard when measured against the standard expected of a reasonably prudent driver.” Application of Legal Principles