What is the test for determining “immediate hazard” in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from McMullin v Trelenberg, 2020 BCSC 49 (CanLII):
As observed in Salaam v. Abramovic, 2010 BCCA 212 at para. 33, the words “immediate hazard” are “used to determine when a vehicle may lawfully enter an intersection. They determine who is the dominant driver, but do not, by themselves, define the standard of care in a negligence action.”
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