Is there a general rule that there is 100% liability against a driver who rearends another driver?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Chapman v. Plowright and Cuppa Joe Coffee Co., 2006 BCPC 200 (CanLII):
Chorkawy v. Forster, [1993] B.C.J.No.2692 which states at par. 26 as follows: “In the absence of any exceptional circumstances, the general rule is that there is 100% liability against a driver who rear-ends another. Although the circumstances are somewhat unusual, they are not so exceptional so as to persuade me that the general rule should not be followed. I find the Defendant 100% liable for the accident.”
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