What is the duty of driving with due care and attention?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Varga v. Kondola, 2016 BCSC 2406 (CanLII):
The duty to drive with due care and attention includes a responsibility to be on the lookout for unsafe and unexpected events on the road, including unsafe manoeuvres by other drivers: Power v. White, 2010 BCSC 1084 at para. 28; Salaam v. Abramovic, 2010 BCCA 212 at para. 21.
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